Mound City Group
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Mound City Group is a major Hopewell culture archaeological site in Ohio, known for its large concentration of geometric earthworks and burial mounds.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mound City Group canonical | 5 |
| Hopewell Mound Group | 2 |
| Mound City Group (Hopewell Culture National Historical Park) | 1 |
| Mound City Group State Memorial | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2109779 — 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: Mound City Group Context triple: [Hopewell tradition, hasSite, Mound City Group]
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A.
Mound City
Mound City is a historical nickname for St. Louis, Missouri, referencing the region’s ancient Native American earthwork mounds.
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B.
Kincaid Mounds
Kincaid Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Ohio River Valley, known for its large earthen platform mounds and role as a regional center of Mississippian culture.
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C.
Cahokia Mounds region
The Cahokia Mounds region is a major pre-Columbian archaeological area in the Mississippi River valley, known for its large earthen mounds and as the center of one of North America’s most complex ancient Indigenous urban societies.
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D.
Angel Mounds
Angel Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in Indiana that preserves the remains of a large Mississippian culture town and its earthen platform mounds.
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E.
Spiro Mounds
Spiro Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in present-day Oklahoma, known for its large earthen mounds and role as a major ceremonial and trade center of the Mississippian culture.
- 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: Mound City Group Target entity description: Mound City Group is a major Hopewell culture archaeological site in Ohio, known for its large concentration of geometric earthworks and burial mounds.
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A.
Mound City
Mound City is a historical nickname for St. Louis, Missouri, referencing the region’s ancient Native American earthwork mounds.
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B.
Kincaid Mounds
Kincaid Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Ohio River Valley, known for its large earthen platform mounds and role as a regional center of Mississippian culture.
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C.
Cahokia Mounds region
The Cahokia Mounds region is a major pre-Columbian archaeological area in the Mississippi River valley, known for its large earthen mounds and as the center of one of North America’s most complex ancient Indigenous urban societies.
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D.
Angel Mounds
Angel Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in Indiana that preserves the remains of a large Mississippian culture town and its earthen platform mounds.
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E.
Spiro Mounds
Spiro Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in present-day Oklahoma, known for its large earthen mounds and role as a major ceremonial and trade center of the Mississippian culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hopewell culture site
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National Historical Park unit ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hopewell culture
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linked to:
Hopewell tradition
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| contains |
earthwork enclosure
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museum exhibits ⓘ reconstructed mounds ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| culture | Hopewell tradition ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
National Park Service archaeologists
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linked to:
National Park Service
Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society ⓘ
linked to:
Ohio History Connection
|
| hasArchaeologicalFinds |
ceramic vessels
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copper artifacts ⓘ exotic raw materials from long-distance trade ⓘ mica artifacts ⓘ stone pipes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
burial mounds
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conical mounds ⓘ embankment earthwork ⓘ geometric earthworks ⓘ platform mounds ⓘ rectangular earthwork enclosure ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter | Mound City Group visitor center ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| interpretiveFocus |
Hopewell culture history
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Middle Woodland archaeology ⓘ |
| listedIn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chillicothe, Ohio
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Ohio ⓘ Ross County, Ohio ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| nearestCity |
Chillicothe
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linked to:
Chillicothe, Ohio
|
| NRHPType | historic district ⓘ |
| numberOfMounds | 23 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks
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Hopewell Culture National Historical Park ⓘ |
| period | Middle Woodland period ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of geometric earthwork architecture
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key site for understanding Hopewell mortuary practices ⓘ largest concentration of Hopewell ceremonial mounds at one site ⓘ |
| state | Ohio ⓘ |
| timePeriod | circa 100 BCE–500 CE ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2023 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial
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ceremonial purposes ⓘ ritual activities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mound City Group Description of subject: Mound City Group is a major Hopewell culture archaeological site in Ohio, known for its large concentration of geometric earthworks and burial mounds.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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National Monuments in Illinois
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Mound City Group (Hopewell Culture National Historical Park)
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linked to: Mound City Group