Roche de Solutré
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Roche de Solutré is a prominent limestone escarpment and prehistoric archaeological site in eastern France, renowned for its striking cliffs and Paleolithic remains.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roche de Solutré canonical | 5 |
| Rock of Solutré | 2 |
| Grand Site de France (Solutré-Pouilly-Vergisson) | 1 |
| Solutréenne | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1387167 — 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: Roche de Solutré Context triple: [Saône-et-Loire, containsAdministrativeTerritorialEntity, Roche de Solutré]
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A.
Grotte de Pech Merle
Grotte de Pech Merle is a famous prehistoric cave in southern France renowned for its well-preserved Paleolithic wall paintings and engravings.
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B.
Grotte de la Madeleine
Grotte de la Madeleine is a famous show cave in southern France known for its impressive limestone formations and underground chambers along the Gorges de l’Ardèche.
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C.
Grotte de Niaux
Grotte de Niaux is a famous prehistoric cave in southwestern France renowned for its well-preserved Paleolithic cave paintings.
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D.
Grotte de Clamouse
Grotte de Clamouse is a famous limestone cave in southern France renowned for its spectacular stalactite and stalagmite formations and underground galleries.
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E.
Grotte de Mas d’Azil
Grotte de Mas d’Azil is a large prehistoric cave in southwestern France renowned for its Paleolithic and Azilian archaeological remains and dramatic natural tunnel traversed by a road and river.
- 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: Roche de Solutré Target entity description: Roche de Solutré is a prominent limestone escarpment and prehistoric archaeological site in eastern France, renowned for its striking cliffs and Paleolithic remains.
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A.
Grotte de Pech Merle
Grotte de Pech Merle is a famous prehistoric cave in southern France renowned for its well-preserved Paleolithic wall paintings and engravings.
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B.
Grotte de la Madeleine
Grotte de la Madeleine is a famous show cave in southern France known for its impressive limestone formations and underground chambers along the Gorges de l’Ardèche.
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C.
Grotte de Niaux
Grotte de Niaux is a famous prehistoric cave in southwestern France renowned for its well-preserved Paleolithic cave paintings.
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D.
Grotte de Clamouse
Grotte de Clamouse is a famous limestone cave in southern France renowned for its spectacular stalactite and stalagmite formations and underground galleries.
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E.
Grotte de Mas d’Azil
Grotte de Mas d’Azil is a large prehistoric cave in southwestern France renowned for its Paleolithic and Azilian archaeological remains and dramatic natural tunnel traversed by a road and river.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
limestone escarpment
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natural monument ⓘ prehistoric archaeological site ⓘ |
| access | open to the public ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture |
Solutrean
ⓘ
linked to:
Solutrean archaeological culture
|
| archaeologicalPeriod |
Upper Paleolithic
ⓘ
linked to:
Upper Palaeolithic
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of the Mâconnais region ⓘ |
| elevation | about 493 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| formedBy | erosion ⓘ |
| geologicalComposition | limestone ⓘ |
| geologicalEra | Jurassic ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity |
Mediterranean-influenced flora
ⓘ
protected plant species ⓘ |
| hasDiscovery |
bone tools
ⓘ
flint blades ⓘ large quantities of horse bones ⓘ scrapers ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| hasFeature | cliffs ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Musée de Préhistoire de Solutré ⓘ |
| hasTrail | marked footpath to the summit ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
calcareous grasslands
ⓘ
scrubland ⓘ |
| hasView |
Alps on clear days
ⓘ
Beaujolais hills ⓘ
linked to:
Beaujolais
|
| interpretedAs | repeated mass hunting site for horses ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Paleolithic remains
ⓘ
Solutrean archaeological culture ⓘ annual ascent by François Mitterrand ⓘ prehistoric hunting site ⓘ |
| landformType | escarpment ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
ⓘ
Saône-et-Loire ⓘ Solutré-Pouilly ⓘ eastern France ⓘ |
| management | Conservatoire d’espaces naturels de Bourgogne ⓘ |
| near |
Mâcon
ⓘ
Roche de Vergisson ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Saône valley
ⓘ
linked to:
Saône basin
vineyards of Pouilly-Fuissé ⓘ |
| partOf |
Grand Site de France Solutré Pouilly Vergisson
ⓘ
linked to:
Roche de Vergisson
|
| protectedStatus |
Grand Site de France
ⓘ
classified site of France ⓘ |
| timeDepth | approximately 22,000 to 17,000 years ago ⓘ |
| tourism |
panoramic viewpoint
ⓘ
popular hiking destination ⓘ |
| visitedBy | François Mitterrand ⓘ |
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Subject: Roche de Solutré Description of subject: Roche de Solutré is a prominent limestone escarpment and prehistoric archaeological site in eastern France, renowned for its striking cliffs and Paleolithic remains.
Referenced by (9)
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