Skorba
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Skorba is an archaeological temple site in Malta, notable for its prehistoric megalithic structures that form part of the island’s ancient temple complex heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Skorba canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2306962 — 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: Skorba Context triple: [Megalithic Temples of Malta, hasPart, Skorba]
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A.
Borna
Borna is a town in the German state of Saxony that serves as an administrative and economic center in the Leipzig region.
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B.
Orzola
Orzola is a small fishing village and port at the northern tip of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, known as the main departure point for ferries to the nearby island of La Graciosa.
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C.
Luga
Luga is a small historic town in northwestern Russia known for its strategic location and role in regional transport and industry.
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D.
Koshice
Košice is the second-largest city in Slovakia, known for its well-preserved medieval old town and status as an important cultural and economic center in the country.
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E.
Trebsen
Trebsen is a small town in the Free State of Saxony in eastern Germany, known for its historic castle and location along the Mulde 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: Skorba Target entity description: Skorba is an archaeological temple site in Malta, notable for its prehistoric megalithic structures that form part of the island’s ancient temple complex heritage.
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A.
Borna
Borna is a town in the German state of Saxony that serves as an administrative and economic center in the Leipzig region.
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B.
Orzola
Orzola is a small fishing village and port at the northern tip of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, known as the main departure point for ferries to the nearby island of La Graciosa.
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C.
Luga
Luga is a small historic town in northwestern Russia known for its strategic location and role in regional transport and industry.
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D.
Koshice
Košice is the second-largest city in Slovakia, known for its well-preserved medieval old town and status as an important cultural and economic center in the country.
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E.
Trebsen
Trebsen is a small town in the Free State of Saxony in eastern Germany, known for its historic castle and location along the Mulde River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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megalithic temple ⓘ prehistoric monument ⓘ |
| builtDuring |
Grey Skorba phase
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Għar Dalam phase ⓘ Mġarr phase ⓘ Red Skorba phase ⓘ Żebbuġ phase ⓘ |
| condition | partially preserved ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 4th millennium BC ⓘ |
| country | Malta ⓘ |
| culture |
Maltese Temple Period culture
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linked to:
Maltese prehistoric culture
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| earliestOccupationDate | c. 4850 BC ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | David H. Trump ⓘ |
| excavationEnd | 1963 ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1960 ⓘ |
| hasColorPhase |
Grey Skorba
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Red Skorba ⓘ |
| hasFind |
animal bones
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figurines ⓘ pottery ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
religious temple
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ritual site ⓘ |
| hasNearbySite |
Ta' Ħaġrat temples
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linked to:
Ta’ Ħaġrat
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| hasStructureType |
altar
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apse ⓘ courtyard ⓘ megalithic temple ⓘ pavement ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade 1 scheduled monument (Malta)
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| includedIn |
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Megalithic Temples of Malta"
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linked to:
Megalithic Temples of Malta
|
| locatedIn |
Mġarr
ⓘ
Żebbiegħ ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
island of Malta
ⓘ
linked to:
Malta
|
| managedBy | Heritage Malta ⓘ |
| materialUsed | limestone ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly east–west ⓘ |
| partOf |
Maltese megalithic temple complex
ⓘ
Maltese prehistoric temple culture ⓘ |
| period | Neolithic ⓘ |
| referencedIn | "Skorba: Excavations carried out on behalf of the National Museum of Malta, 1961–1963" by David H. Trump ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for early farming communities in Malta
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key sequence for Maltese Neolithic chronology ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Skorba Description of subject: Skorba is an archaeological temple site in Malta, notable for its prehistoric megalithic structures that form part of the island’s ancient temple complex heritage.
Referenced by (2)
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