Snaketown
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Snaketown is a significant archaeological site in southern Arizona known for its extensive remains of the Hohokam culture, including irrigation canals, ball courts, and pit houses.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Snaketown canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2331895 — 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: Snaketown Context triple: [Hohokam culture, majorSite, Snaketown]
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A.
Camel City
Camel City is a nickname for Winston-Salem, North Carolina, historically tied to the city’s association with the Camel cigarette brand and its tobacco industry.
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B.
Jacktown
Jacktown is a colloquial nickname commonly used to refer to the city of Jackson, Mississippi.
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C.
Azalea City
Azalea City is a nickname for Mobile, Alabama, highlighting the city's abundance of blooming azalea flowers and its reputation for vibrant Southern gardens.
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D.
Limestone City
Limestone City is a nickname for Kingston, Ontario, reflecting its many historic buildings constructed from local limestone.
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E.
Garrisonville
Garrisonville is an unincorporated community and suburban area in Stafford County, Virginia, located along the I-95 corridor south of Washington, D.C.
- 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: Snaketown Target entity description: Snaketown is a significant archaeological site in southern Arizona known for its extensive remains of the Hohokam culture, including irrigation canals, ball courts, and pit houses.
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A.
Camel City
Camel City is a nickname for Winston-Salem, North Carolina, historically tied to the city’s association with the Camel cigarette brand and its tobacco industry.
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B.
Jacktown
Jacktown is a colloquial nickname commonly used to refer to the city of Jackson, Mississippi.
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C.
Azalea City
Azalea City is a nickname for Mobile, Alabama, highlighting the city's abundance of blooming azalea flowers and its reputation for vibrant Southern gardens.
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D.
Limestone City
Limestone City is a nickname for Kingston, Ontario, reflecting its many historic buildings constructed from local limestone.
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E.
Garrisonville
Garrisonville is an unincorporated community and suburban area in Stafford County, Virginia, located along the I-95 corridor south of Washington, D.C.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hohokam archaeological site
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| accessPolicy | restricted access ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Akimel O’odham (Pima)
ⓘ
linked to:
Akimel O'odham
Tohono O’odham ⓘ
linked to:
Tohono O'odham
|
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| culture | Hohokam culture ⓘ |
| discoveredInCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| endDate | circa 1200 CE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Emil W. Haury
ⓘ
University of Arizona ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
ball court
ⓘ
burial features ⓘ irrigation canal system ⓘ pit house village ⓘ trash mounds ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
ceramic production
ⓘ
cotton cultivation ⓘ long-distance trade with Mesoamerica ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ shell trade from Gulf of California ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1964 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ceramic artifacts
ⓘ
pit houses ⓘ platform mounds ⓘ prehistoric ball courts ⓘ prehistoric irrigation canals ⓘ shell jewelry ⓘ trade networks ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
ⓘ
southern Arizona ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Arizona
|
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Gila River Indian Community
ⓘ
Pinal County ⓘ
linked to:
Pinal County, Arizona
|
| majorExcavation |
1934
ⓘ
1964 ⓘ |
| management | Gila River Indian Community ⓘ |
| namedAfter | nearby Snaketown Ranch ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hohokam regional system
ⓘ
linked to:
Hohokam culture
|
| period |
Hohokam Colonial period
ⓘ
Hohokam Pioneer period ⓘ Hohokam Sedentary period ⓘ
linked to:
Hohokam culture
|
| researchFocus |
Hohokam social organization
ⓘ
prehistoric ball game rituals ⓘ prehistoric irrigation agriculture ⓘ |
| startDate | circa 300 BCE ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Snaketown Description of subject: Snaketown is a significant archaeological site in southern Arizona known for its extensive remains of the Hohokam culture, including irrigation canals, ball courts, and pit houses.
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