Tres Zapotes
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Tres Zapotes is an important pre-Columbian archaeological site in Veracruz, Mexico, known for its monumental stone sculptures and as a key center of the Olmec and later Epi-Olmec cultures.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tres Zapotes canonical | 17 |
| Tres Zapotes archaeological site | 2 |
| Stela C at Tres Zapotes | 1 |
| Tres Zapotes Monument A | 1 |
| Tres Zapotes site | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tres Zapotes Context triple: [Olmec civilization, majorSite, Tres Zapotes]
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A.
La Venta
La Venta is an important ancient Olmec archaeological site in present-day Tabasco, Mexico, known for its colossal stone heads and early Mesoamerican ceremonial architecture.
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B.
Palenque
Palenque is an ancient Maya city in modern-day Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved temples, palaces, and intricate inscriptions.
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C.
Cacaxtla
Cacaxtla is an ancient Mesoamerican archaeological site in central Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved, vividly colored murals depicting complex scenes of warfare, ritual, and daily life.
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D.
Copán
Copán is an ancient Maya city in present-day Honduras renowned for its elaborate stone sculptures, hieroglyphic inscriptions, and well-preserved archaeological remains.
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E.
Calakmul
Calakmul is a major ancient Maya city and archaeological site in the jungles of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for its massive pyramids and extensive ruins.
- 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: Tres Zapotes Target entity description: Tres Zapotes is an important pre-Columbian archaeological site in Veracruz, Mexico, known for its monumental stone sculptures and as a key center of the Olmec and later Epi-Olmec cultures.
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A.
La Venta
La Venta is an important ancient Olmec archaeological site in present-day Tabasco, Mexico, known for its colossal stone heads and early Mesoamerican ceremonial architecture.
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B.
Palenque
Palenque is an ancient Maya city in modern-day Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved temples, palaces, and intricate inscriptions.
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C.
Cacaxtla
Cacaxtla is an ancient Mesoamerican archaeological site in central Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved, vividly colored murals depicting complex scenes of warfare, ritual, and daily life.
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D.
Copán
Copán is an ancient Maya city in present-day Honduras renowned for its elaborate stone sculptures, hieroglyphic inscriptions, and well-preserved archaeological remains.
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E.
Calakmul
Calakmul is a major ancient Maya city and archaeological site in the jungles of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for its massive pyramids and extensive ruins.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Epi-Olmec site
ⓘ
Olmec site ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ pre-Columbian site ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | municipality of Santiago Tuxtla ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culture |
Epi-Olmec
ⓘ
linked to:
Epi-Olmec culture
Olmec ⓘ
linked to:
Olmec civilization
|
| endDate | Classic period ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Matthew Stirling ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature |
Los Tuxtlas region
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Tuxtlas
|
| hasArtifactType |
altars
ⓘ
basalt monuments ⓘ colossal heads ⓘ stelae ⓘ |
| hasChronologyEvidence |
ceramic sequences
ⓘ
radiocarbon dates ⓘ |
| hasColossalHeadCount | at least 2 ⓘ |
| hasDiscovery | Stela C Long Count date 7.16.6.16.18 ⓘ |
| hasEpoch |
Epi-Olmec period
ⓘ
linked to:
Epi-Olmec culture
Formative period ⓘ Late Formative period ⓘ |
| hasMonument |
Monument A
ⓘ
Monument Q ⓘ
linked to:
Monument A
Stela C ⓘ
linked to:
Maya stelae
|
| hasSubstructure |
mounds
ⓘ
platforms ⓘ plazas ⓘ |
| hasWriting | Epi-Olmec script ⓘ |
| heritage | Mesoamerican archaeology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Long Count calendar date
ⓘ
Stela C ⓘ
linked to:
Maya stelae
colossal heads ⓘ monumental stone sculptures ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gulf Coast of Mexico
ⓘ
Veracruz ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Papaloapan River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Papaloapan River
|
| materialUsed | basalt ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Three Sapotes ⓘ |
| near |
La Venta
ⓘ
San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán ⓘ |
| partOf | Olmec heartland ⓘ |
| region | southern Veracruz ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for early Mesoamerican Long Count calendar
ⓘ
major center after decline of San Lorenzo and La Venta ⓘ |
| startDate | Middle Formative period ⓘ |
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Subject: Tres Zapotes Description of subject: Tres Zapotes is an important pre-Columbian archaeological site in Veracruz, Mexico, known for its monumental stone sculptures and as a key center of the Olmec and later Epi-Olmec cultures.
Referenced by (22)
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linked to: Tres Zapotes
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southern Veracruz
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linked to: Tres Zapotes
linked to: Tres Zapotes
linked to: Tres Zapotes