Bangudae Petroglyphs
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The Bangudae Petroglyphs are a prehistoric rock art site in Ulsan, South Korea, renowned for detailed carvings of whales, other animals, and hunting scenes that offer key insights into ancient maritime culture.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bangudae Petroglyphs canonical | 12 |
| Bangudae Petroglyphs cultural landscape | 1 |
| UNESCO World Heritage tentative list (Bangudae Petroglyphs) | 1 |
| Ulsan Petroglyphs Complex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1351719 — 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: Bangudae Petroglyphs Context triple: [Ulsan, hasCulturalHeritage, Bangudae Petroglyphs]
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Kumsusan Palace of the Sun
Kumsusan Palace of the Sun is a grand mausoleum and former presidential residence in Pyongyang that serves as the memorial site for North Korea’s founding leaders, Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.
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Haedong Yonggungsa Temple
Haedong Yonggungsa Temple is a scenic Buddhist temple in Busan, South Korea, renowned for its rare and dramatic location on rocky seaside cliffs overlooking the ocean.
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Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape
Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape is an archaeological reserve in Azerbaijan renowned for its thousands of ancient petroglyphs, rock engravings, and evidence of prehistoric human life.
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D.
K2 archaeological site
The K2 archaeological site is an Iron Age settlement in South Africa known for its early evidence of complex social organization and trade that preceded the rise of the Mapungubwe kingdom.
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E.
Beomeosa Temple
Beomeosa Temple is a historic Buddhist temple on the slopes of Geumjeongsan in Busan, South Korea, renowned for its scenic mountain setting, ancient halls, and 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: Bangudae Petroglyphs Target entity description: The Bangudae Petroglyphs are a prehistoric rock art site in Ulsan, South Korea, renowned for detailed carvings of whales, other animals, and hunting scenes that offer key insights into ancient maritime culture.
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A.
Kumsusan Palace of the Sun
Kumsusan Palace of the Sun is a grand mausoleum and former presidential residence in Pyongyang that serves as the memorial site for North Korea’s founding leaders, Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.
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B.
Haedong Yonggungsa Temple
Haedong Yonggungsa Temple is a scenic Buddhist temple in Busan, South Korea, renowned for its rare and dramatic location on rocky seaside cliffs overlooking the ocean.
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C.
Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape
Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape is an archaeological reserve in Azerbaijan renowned for its thousands of ancient petroglyphs, rock engravings, and evidence of prehistoric human life.
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D.
K2 archaeological site
The K2 archaeological site is an Iron Age settlement in South Africa known for its early evidence of complex social organization and trade that preceded the rise of the Mapungubwe kingdom.
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E.
Beomeosa Temple
Beomeosa Temple is a historic Buddhist temple on the slopes of Geumjeongsan in Busan, South Korea, renowned for its scenic mountain setting, ancient halls, and cultural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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petroglyphs ⓘ prehistoric rock art site ⓘ |
| artStyle | petroglyph engraving ⓘ |
| conservationIssue | water level management of Sayeon Dam ⓘ |
| country | South Korea ⓘ |
| culture | prehistoric maritime culture of Korean Peninsula ⓘ |
| depicts |
boats
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deer ⓘ fish ⓘ harpoons ⓘ hunters ⓘ hunting scenes ⓘ land animals ⓘ marine mammals ⓘ nets ⓘ tigers ⓘ turtles ⓘ whale hunting ⓘ whales ⓘ |
| discovered | 1965 ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | local residents ⓘ |
| estimatedDateRange | circa 6000 BCE to 1000 BCE ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | National Treasure of South Korea ⓘ |
| hasInterpretiveCenter | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy | Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1995 ⓘ |
| KoreanName | 반구대 암각화 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Korean ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Daegok-ri
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Eonyang-eup ⓘ Southeast Korea ⓘ Ulju County ⓘ Ulsan ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Daegokcheon stream
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Taehwa River ⓘ |
| locatedOn | rock cliff ⓘ |
| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| nationalTreasureNumber | 285 ⓘ |
| nearbySite | Cheonjeon-ri Petroglyphs ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ulsan Petroglyphs Complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Bangudae Petroglyphs
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| proposedAs | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| researchedBy | Korean archaeologists ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence of early whale hunting
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evidence of prehistoric maritime subsistence ⓘ insight into prehistoric belief systems ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | periodic submersion by reservoir water ⓘ |
| timePeriod | prehistoric era ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOTentativeList | yes ⓘ |
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Subject: Bangudae Petroglyphs Description of subject: The Bangudae Petroglyphs are a prehistoric rock art site in Ulsan, South Korea, renowned for detailed carvings of whales, other animals, and hunting scenes that offer key insights into ancient maritime culture.
Referenced by (15)
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