Yaxchilán archaeological site
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Yaxchilán archaeological site is an ancient Maya city in Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved temples, palaces, and intricately carved stone lintels along the Usumacinta River.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yaxchilán archaeological site canonical | 1 |
| Yaxchilán archaeological zone | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yaxchilán archaeological site Context triple: [Lacandon Jungle, contains, Yaxchilán archaeological site]
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Ekʼ Balam archaeological site
Ekʼ Balam archaeological site is an ancient Maya city in Yucatán, Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved acropolis, elaborate stucco sculptures, and impressive defensive walls.
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B.
Xel-Há archaeological site
Xel-Há archaeological site is an ancient Maya coastal settlement in Quintana Roo, Mexico, known for its strategic port, religious structures, and role in regional trade networks.
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C.
Cobá archaeological site
The Cobá archaeological site is a large ancient Maya city in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for its extensive network of sacbeob (raised stone roads) and impressive temple pyramids amid dense jungle.
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D.
Xcalakoop San Bartolo
Xcalakoop San Bartolo is a locality within the municipality of Tinum in the Mexican state of Yucatán, likely a small rural community in the region’s interior.
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E.
Dzibilchaltún
Dzibilchaltún is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, noted for its Temple of the Seven Dolls and precise solar alignments during the equinoxes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yaxchilán archaeological site Target entity description: Yaxchilán archaeological site is an ancient Maya city in Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved temples, palaces, and intricately carved stone lintels along the Usumacinta River.
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A.
Ekʼ Balam archaeological site
Ekʼ Balam archaeological site is an ancient Maya city in Yucatán, Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved acropolis, elaborate stucco sculptures, and impressive defensive walls.
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B.
Xel-Há archaeological site
Xel-Há archaeological site is an ancient Maya coastal settlement in Quintana Roo, Mexico, known for its strategic port, religious structures, and role in regional trade networks.
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C.
Cobá archaeological site
The Cobá archaeological site is a large ancient Maya city in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for its extensive network of sacbeob (raised stone roads) and impressive temple pyramids amid dense jungle.
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D.
Xcalakoop San Bartolo
Xcalakoop San Bartolo is a locality within the municipality of Tinum in the Mexican state of Yucatán, likely a small rural community in the region’s interior.
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E.
Dzibilchaltún
Dzibilchaltún is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, noted for its Temple of the Seven Dolls and precise solar alignments during the equinoxes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Maya city
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| access | primarily by boat on the Usumacinta River ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Maya architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| civilization | Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | protected archaeological zone ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
7th century
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8th century ⓘ |
| function |
ceremonial center
ⓘ
residential center for elite ⓘ |
| hasArtForm |
relief sculpture
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stone lintel carvings ⓘ |
| hasDepiction |
dynastic history
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royal bloodletting rituals ⓘ warfare scenes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Acropolis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Plaza NERFINISHED ⓘ ballcourt ⓘ hieroglyphic stairways ⓘ stelae ⓘ |
| hasRuler |
Bird Jaguar IV
NERFINISHED
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Itzamnaaj Bʼalam II NERFINISHED ⓘ Yaxun Bʼalam IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Structure 21
NERFINISHED
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Structure 23 NERFINISHED ⓘ Structure 33 NERFINISHED ⓘ Structure 40 NERFINISHED ⓘ Structure 44 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important pre-Columbian site in Mexico ⓘ |
| knownFor |
hieroglyphic inscriptions
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intricately carved stone lintels ⓘ palaces ⓘ well-preserved temples ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Classic Maya language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Chiapas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Guatemalan border ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Usumacinta River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | limestone ⓘ |
| modernMunicipality | Ocosingo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Maya Lowlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakPoliticalPower | reign of Itzamnaaj Bʼalam II ⓘ |
| politicalRole | Maya city-state capital ⓘ |
| region | Usumacinta region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Maya religion ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Classic period of Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourism | popular destination for cultural tourism ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Maya script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Yaxchilán archaeological site Description of subject: Yaxchilán archaeological site is an ancient Maya city in Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved temples, palaces, and intricately carved stone lintels along the Usumacinta River.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Yaxchilán archaeological zone