Aztec Ruins
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Aztec Ruins is a significant Ancestral Puebloan archaeological site in northwestern New Mexico, known for its well-preserved great houses and kivas.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aztec Ruins National Monument | 13 |
| Aztec Ruins canonical | 2 |
| Ancestral Puebloan masonry | 1 |
| Aztec Ruins great house community | 1 |
| Aztec Ruins great house structures | 1 |
| Aztec West Ruin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Aztec Ruins Context triple: [Ancestral Puebloans, majorSite, Aztec Ruins]
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Pueblo Bonito
Pueblo Bonito is a large, multi-storied ancient great house in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, renowned as one of the most important and impressive archaeological sites of the Ancestral Puebloan culture.
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Puerco Pueblo ruins
Puerco Pueblo ruins are the archaeological remains of an ancestral Puebloan village located within Petrified Forest National Park in northeastern Arizona.
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C.
Cliff Palace
Cliff Palace is a large, well-preserved cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, renowned as one of the most significant archaeological sites of the Ancestral Puebloan culture.
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D.
NAN Ranch Ruin
NAN Ranch Ruin is a significant archaeological site in New Mexico that preserves a large, well-studied Mogollon village and Mimbres-period architectural complex.
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E.
Acoma Pueblo
Acoma Pueblo is one of the oldest continuously inhabited Native American settlements in the United States, renowned for its mesa-top village "Sky City" and rich Puebloan cultural heritage in western New Mexico.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aztec Ruins Target entity description: Aztec Ruins is a significant Ancestral Puebloan archaeological site in northwestern New Mexico, known for its well-preserved great houses and kivas.
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A.
Pueblo Bonito
Pueblo Bonito is a large, multi-storied ancient great house in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, renowned as one of the most important and impressive archaeological sites of the Ancestral Puebloan culture.
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B.
Puerco Pueblo ruins
Puerco Pueblo ruins are the archaeological remains of an ancestral Puebloan village located within Petrified Forest National Park in northeastern Arizona.
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C.
Cliff Palace
Cliff Palace is a large, well-preserved cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, renowned as one of the most significant archaeological sites of the Ancestral Puebloan culture.
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D.
NAN Ranch Ruin
NAN Ranch Ruin is a significant archaeological site in New Mexico that preserves a large, well-studied Mogollon village and Mimbres-period architectural complex.
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E.
Acoma Pueblo
Acoma Pueblo is one of the oldest continuously inhabited Native American settlements in the United States, renowned for its mesa-top village "Sky City" and rich Puebloan cultural heritage in western New Mexico.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ancestral Puebloan site
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National Monument ⓘ World Heritage Site component ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Chacoan great house architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chacoan Ancestral Puebloans
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linked to:
Ancestral Puebloans
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| builtBy |
Ancestral Pueblo people
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linked to:
Ancestral Puebloans
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| conservationStatus | legally protected archaeological site ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | circa 11th–13th centuries CE ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| culture |
Ancestral Puebloan
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linked to:
Ancestral Puebloans
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| designation |
Aztec Ruins National Monument
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linked to:
Aztec Ruins
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| feature |
ceremonial kivas
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multi‑story masonry rooms ⓘ plazas ⓘ prehistoric road segments ⓘ |
| governingBody |
U.S. National Park Service
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linked to:
National Park Service
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| hasPart |
Great Kiva
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West Ruin great house ⓘ great houses ⓘ kivas ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter | true ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Chaco Culture)
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linked to:
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
|
| locatedIn |
New Mexico
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San Juan County, New Mexico ⓘ northwestern New Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNear | Aztec, New Mexico ⓘ |
| managingOrganization | National Park Service ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
stone masonry
ⓘ
wooden beams ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Aztec, New Mexico ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | misattributed to the Aztec civilization by early Euro‑American settlers ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Animas River ⓘ |
| offers |
guided tours
ⓘ
interpretive trails ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chaco Culture World Heritage Site
ⓘ
linked to:
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Chacoan cultural sphere ⓘ
linked to:
Chaco Phenomenon
|
| primaryFunctionHistoric |
ceremonial center
ⓘ
residential complex ⓘ |
| protectedAreaStatus | U.S. National Monument ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | site of national historical and archaeological significance ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
United States federal government
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linked to:
United States government
|
| region | Four Corners region ⓘ |
| significance |
important for understanding Ancestral Puebloan social and ceremonial life
ⓘ
well‑preserved example of Chacoan great house planning ⓘ |
| tourism | popular cultural heritage tourism destination in New Mexico ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Americas ⓘ |
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Subject: Aztec Ruins Description of subject: Aztec Ruins is a significant Ancestral Puebloan archaeological site in northwestern New Mexico, known for its well-preserved great houses and kivas.
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