Piedras Negras
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Piedras Negras is a major ancient Maya archaeological site in Guatemala, renowned for its well-preserved stelae, hieroglyphic inscriptions, and strategic location along the Usumacinta River.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Piedras Negras canonical | 17 |
| Piedras Negras urban center | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3091234 — 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: Piedras Negras Context triple: [Usumacinta River, nearArchaeologicalSite, Piedras Negras]
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Piedras Negras
Piedras Negras is a Mexican border city in the state of Coahuila, located across the Rio Grande from Eagle Pass, Texas, and known for its industrial activity and cross-border trade.
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B.
Tres Zapotes
Tres Zapotes is an important pre-Columbian archaeological site in Veracruz, Mexico, known for its monumental stone sculptures and as a key center of the Olmec and later Epi-Olmec cultures.
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Cacaxtla
Cacaxtla is an ancient Mesoamerican archaeological site in central Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved, vividly colored murals depicting complex scenes of warfare, ritual, and daily life.
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D.
El Tajín
El Tajín is a major pre-Columbian archaeological site in eastern Mexico, renowned for its Pyramid of the Niches and its significance as a center of Classic Veracruz culture.
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E.
La Venta
La Venta is an important ancient Olmec archaeological site in present-day Tabasco, Mexico, known for its colossal stone heads and early Mesoamerican ceremonial architecture.
- 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: Piedras Negras Target entity description: Piedras Negras is a major ancient Maya archaeological site in Guatemala, renowned for its well-preserved stelae, hieroglyphic inscriptions, and strategic location along the Usumacinta River.
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A.
Piedras Negras
Piedras Negras is a Mexican border city in the state of Coahuila, located across the Rio Grande from Eagle Pass, Texas, and known for its industrial activity and cross-border trade.
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B.
Tres Zapotes
Tres Zapotes is an important pre-Columbian archaeological site in Veracruz, Mexico, known for its monumental stone sculptures and as a key center of the Olmec and later Epi-Olmec cultures.
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C.
Cacaxtla
Cacaxtla is an ancient Mesoamerican archaeological site in central Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved, vividly colored murals depicting complex scenes of warfare, ritual, and daily life.
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D.
El Tajín
El Tajín is a major pre-Columbian archaeological site in eastern Mexico, renowned for its Pyramid of the Niches and its significance as a center of Classic Veracruz culture.
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E.
La Venta
La Venta is an important ancient Olmec archaeological site in present-day Tabasco, Mexico, known for its colossal stone heads and early Mesoamerican ceremonial architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya city
ⓘ
ancient Maya archaeological site ⓘ |
| abandonedInCentury | 9th century ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSiteType | riverine hilltop site ⓘ |
| country | Guatemala ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
University of Pennsylvania Museum
ⓘ
linked to:
Penn Museum
|
| flourishedAroundCentury |
7th century
ⓘ
8th century ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
acropolis
ⓘ
altars ⓘ ballcourt ⓘ hieroglyphic stairways ⓘ inscribed panels ⓘ palace complex ⓘ plazas ⓘ residential groups ⓘ stelae ⓘ |
| hasDynasty | Piedras Negras royal dynasty ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Classic Chʼolan ⓘ |
| hasNeighboringSite |
La Mar
ⓘ
Pomona ⓘ Yaxchilán ⓘ |
| hasNotableMonument |
Lintel 3
ⓘ
Panel 15 ⓘ Panel 3 ⓘ Stela 3 ⓘ Stela 5 ⓘ |
| hasResearchFocus |
Maya dynastic inscriptions
ⓘ
Maya political history ⓘ Maya warfare and captives ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Maya script ⓘ |
| knownFor |
hieroglyphic inscriptions
ⓘ
lintels ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ panel sculptures ⓘ well-preserved stelae ⓘ |
| laterExcavationBy |
Brigham Young University
ⓘ
Guatemalan archaeologists ⓘ Harvard University ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maya Lowlands
ⓘ
linked to:
Maya lowlands
Petén Department ⓘ |
| locatedNear | border with Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Usumacinta River ⓘ |
| majorExcavationStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| partOf |
Usumacinta River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Usumacinta River
|
| periodOfFlourishing | Classic period ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | independent Maya kingdom ⓘ |
| region |
northwestern Guatemala
ⓘ
linked to:
western Guatemala
|
| startTime | Late Classic period ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of Usumacinta River trade routes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Piedras Negras Description of subject: Piedras Negras is a major ancient Maya archaeological site in Guatemala, renowned for its well-preserved stelae, hieroglyphic inscriptions, and strategic location along the Usumacinta River.
Referenced by (18)
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