Ancient Monuments Act 1931
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The Ancient Monuments Act 1931 was a UK law that provided early statutory protection for archaeological sites and historic monuments before being superseded by later heritage legislation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ancient Monuments Act 1931 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12802422 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ancient Monuments Act 1931 Context triple: [Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979, replaces, Ancient Monuments Act 1931]
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A.
Ancient Monuments Consolidation and Amendment Act 1913
The Ancient Monuments Consolidation and Amendment Act 1913 was a key piece of early 20th-century UK legislation that strengthened state powers to protect and preserve nationally important archaeological sites and historic monuments.
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B.
Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958
The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 is an Indian law that provides for the protection, preservation, and regulation of nationally important historical monuments and archaeological sites.
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C.
Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979
The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 is a key UK law that provides for the protection, scheduling, and management of nationally important archaeological sites and historic monuments.
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D.
Historic Sites and Monuments Act
The Historic Sites and Monuments Act is a Canadian federal law that establishes the framework for recognizing, commemorating, and protecting places, persons, and events of national historic significance.
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E.
Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972
The Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 is an Indian law that regulates the export, trade, and preservation of antiquities and art objects to protect the country’s cultural heritage.
- 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: Ancient Monuments Act 1931 Target entity description: The Ancient Monuments Act 1931 was a UK law that provided early statutory protection for archaeological sites and historic monuments before being superseded by later heritage legislation.
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A.
Ancient Monuments Consolidation and Amendment Act 1913
The Ancient Monuments Consolidation and Amendment Act 1913 was a key piece of early 20th-century UK legislation that strengthened state powers to protect and preserve nationally important archaeological sites and historic monuments.
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B.
Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958
The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 is an Indian law that provides for the protection, preservation, and regulation of nationally important historical monuments and archaeological sites.
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C.
Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979
The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 is a key UK law that provides for the protection, scheduling, and management of nationally important archaeological sites and historic monuments.
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D.
Historic Sites and Monuments Act
The Historic Sites and Monuments Act is a Canadian federal law that establishes the framework for recognizing, commemorating, and protecting places, persons, and events of national historic significance.
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E.
Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972
The Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 is an Indian law that regulates the export, trade, and preservation of antiquities and art objects to protect the country’s cultural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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heritage protection legislation ⓘ |
| aimedAt | preservation of nationally important monuments ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
archaeological sites
ⓘ
historic monuments ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| field |
archaeology
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cultural heritage protection ⓘ historic environment ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| influenced | later UK heritage protection policy ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United Kingdom heritage legislation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England
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Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| legalStatus | superseded ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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linked to:
British Parliament
|
| notableFor | being an early statutory framework for archaeological site protection ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Ancient Monuments Consolidation and Amendment Act 1913
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Ancient Monuments Protection Act 1882 ⓘ Ancient Monuments Protection Act 1900 ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide statutory protection for ancient monuments and archaeological sites ⓘ |
| regulates |
control of works affecting ancient monuments
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protection of scheduled monuments ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Ancient Monuments Act 1931 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
ancient monuments
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archaeological heritage ⓘ historic buildings and structures ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | public general act ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ancient Monuments Act 1931 Description of subject: The Ancient Monuments Act 1931 was a UK law that provided early statutory protection for archaeological sites and historic monuments before being superseded by later heritage legislation.
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