Gordium archaeological site

E309427

Phrygian settlement ancient city archaeological site

The Gordium archaeological site is the ancient capital of the Phrygian kingdom in central Anatolia, best known as the legendary home of King Midas and the setting of the Gordian Knot myth.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Gordion archaeological site	2
Gordium archaeological site canonical	1
Phrygian capital (Gordium)	1
Royal tumuli of Gordion	1
Yassıhöyük (Gordium mound)	1
ancient city of Gordion	1
royal citadel of Gordium	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2907958 — 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: Gordium archaeological site
Context triple: [Phrygia, archaeologicalSite, Gordium archaeological site]

A. Kültepe
Kültepe is an important ancient archaeological site in central Turkey, best known for its large cache of cuneiform tablets that provide key evidence for Old Assyrian trade and early Anatolian languages.
B. Delphi archaeological site
The Delphi archaeological site is an ancient Greek sanctuary on the slopes of Mount Parnassus, famed as the seat of the Oracle of Apollo and one of the most important religious and cultural centers of the classical world.
C. Anıttepe
Anıttepe is a central hill and neighborhood in Ankara, Turkey, best known as the site of Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
D. Derinkuyu
Derinkuyu is an ancient multi-level underground city in Turkey’s Cappadocia region, renowned for its extensive tunnels, living quarters, and capacity to shelter thousands of people.
E. Termessos
Termessos is an ancient Pisidian city in southwestern Turkey, renowned for its well-preserved ruins dramatically set high in the Taurus Mountains within a national park.
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: Gordium archaeological site
Target entity description: The Gordium archaeological site is the ancient capital of the Phrygian kingdom in central Anatolia, best known as the legendary home of King Midas and the setting of the Gordian Knot myth.

A. Kültepe
Kültepe is an important ancient archaeological site in central Turkey, best known for its large cache of cuneiform tablets that provide key evidence for Old Assyrian trade and early Anatolian languages.
B. Delphi archaeological site
The Delphi archaeological site is an ancient Greek sanctuary on the slopes of Mount Parnassus, famed as the seat of the Oracle of Apollo and one of the most important religious and cultural centers of the classical world.
C. Anıttepe
Anıttepe is a central hill and neighborhood in Ankara, Turkey, best known as the site of Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
D. Derinkuyu
Derinkuyu is an ancient multi-level underground city in Turkey’s Cappadocia region, renowned for its extensive tunnels, living quarters, and capacity to shelter thousands of people.
E. Termessos
Termessos is an ancient Pisidian city in southwestern Turkey, renowned for its well-preserved ruins dramatically set high in the Taurus Mountains within a national park.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Phrygian settlement ⓘ ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ
associatedWith	Alexander the Great ⓘ Gordian Knot ⓘ linked to: Gordian Knot legend King Midas ⓘ Phrygia ⓘ
capitalOf	Phrygian kingdom ⓘ linked to: Phrygia
country	Turkey ⓘ
culturalAttribution	Anatolian cultures ⓘ Phrygian culture ⓘ
excavatedBy	German Archaeological Institute ⓘ Rodney S. Young ⓘ University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology ⓘ linked to: Penn Museum
excavationsBegan	early 20th century ⓘ
excavationsIntensified	1950s ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalEvidenceFor	long-distance trade in Iron Age Anatolia ⓘ urban planning in Phrygian period ⓘ
hasFeature	citadel mound ⓘ gate complex ⓘ industrial areas ⓘ lower town ⓘ megaron buildings ⓘ outer fortifications ⓘ palace complex ⓘ storage facilities ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriod	Early Phrygian period ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ Iron Age ⓘ Late Bronze Age ⓘ Late Phrygian period ⓘ Middle Phrygian period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ
hasMythologicalRole	setting of the Gordian Knot myth ⓘ
hasNearbyMuseum	Gordion Museum ⓘ
heritageStatus	on UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List ⓘ
knownFor	Phrygian architecture ⓘ evidence of early Phrygian writing ⓘ large burial mounds ⓘ royal tumuli ⓘ textiles and artifacts from tumuli ⓘ wooden furniture finds ⓘ
locatedIn	Ankara Province ⓘ Polatlı district ⓘ central Anatolia ⓘ linked to: Central Anatolia Region
locatedNear	Sakarya River ⓘ Yassıhöyük village ⓘ
partOf	Phrygian Highlands ⓘ
recognizedAs	key site for study of Phrygian kingdom ⓘ
timeOfMajorDestruction	late 8th century BCE ⓘ

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