Tel Balata
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Tel Balata is an archaeological site in the West Bank widely identified with the ancient Canaanite city of Shechem.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tel Balata canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13222936 — 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: Tel Balata Context triple: [שכם, archaeologicalSiteName, Tel Balata]
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A.
Baqaa
Baqaa is a town located in Saudi Arabia’s Ha'il Region, known for its rural character and proximity to the region’s desert landscapes.
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B.
Ba'aj
Ba'aj is a small town in northwestern Iraq near the Syrian border, known for its remote desert location and strategic position within Nineveh Governorate.
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C.
Turtusha
Turtusha is the historical Arabic name for the city of Tortosa in Catalonia, Spain, which was an important medieval port and cultural center.
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D.
Abu Tor
Abu Tor is a mixed Jewish-Arab residential neighborhood in southern Jerusalem, known for its hillside location overlooking the Old City.
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E.
Abu Kamal
Abu Kamal is a Syrian town on the Euphrates River near the Iraqi border, known as a key border crossing and trade route between Syria and Iraq.
- 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: Tel Balata Target entity description: Tel Balata is an archaeological site in the West Bank widely identified with the ancient Canaanite city of Shechem.
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A.
Baqaa
Baqaa is a town located in Saudi Arabia’s Ha'il Region, known for its rural character and proximity to the region’s desert landscapes.
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B.
Ba'aj
Ba'aj is a small town in northwestern Iraq near the Syrian border, known for its remote desert location and strategic position within Nineveh Governorate.
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C.
Turtusha
Turtusha is the historical Arabic name for the city of Tortosa in Catalonia, Spain, which was an important medieval port and cultural center.
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D.
Abu Tor
Abu Tor is a mixed Jewish-Arab residential neighborhood in southern Jerusalem, known for its hillside location overlooking the Old City.
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E.
Abu Kamal
Abu Kamal is a Syrian town on the Euphrates River near the Iraqi border, known as a key border crossing and trade route between Syria and Iraq.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
tell ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture |
Canaanite culture
ⓘ
linked to:
Canaanites
Israelite culture ⓘ |
| country | de facto under Palestinian National Authority ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
American archaeological expeditions
ⓘ
German archaeological expeditions ⓘ |
| excavationsBegan | early 20th century ⓘ |
| governedBy | Palestinian Department of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage ⓘ |
| hasAccess | open to visitors ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Tall Balata
ⓘ
Tell Balata ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFind |
city gate remains
ⓘ
cultic installations ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ pottery ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalPeriod |
Iron Age
ⓘ
Late Bronze Age ⓘ Middle Bronze Age ⓘ |
| hasConservationActivity | site preservation projects ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
city gate complex
ⓘ
fortification walls ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ temple precinct ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandmark |
Mount Ebal
ⓘ
Mount Gerizim ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Gerizim area
|
| hasNearbySettlement |
Balata refugee camp
ⓘ
Balata village ⓘ |
| hasResearchField |
Canaanite urbanism
ⓘ
Levantine archaeology ⓘ biblical archaeology ⓘ |
| hasSignificance | major Bronze Age urban center in central highlands ⓘ |
| hasSiteType | urban settlement mound ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphy | multiple occupation layers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Palestinian cultural heritage site
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List site ⓘ
linked to:
UNESCO World Heritage tentative list site
|
| identifiedWith |
Shechem
ⓘ
ancient Canaanite city of Shechem ⓘ
linked to:
Shechem
|
| locatedIn |
Palestinian territories
ⓘ
West Bank ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Hebrew Bible traditions about Shechem ⓘ |
| near | Nablus ⓘ |
| overlooks |
modern city of Nablus
ⓘ
linked to:
Nablus Municipality
|
| partOf | Nablus Governorate ⓘ |
| region | historic region of Samaria ⓘ |
| topography | mound ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tel Balata Description of subject: Tel Balata is an archaeological site in the West Bank widely identified with the ancient Canaanite city of Shechem.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
שְׁכֶם