Mound Key
E376063
Mound Key is an archaeological island site in Estero Bay, Florida, that served as the principal ceremonial and political center of the Calusa people.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mound Key canonical | 3 |
| Calos (near present-day Mound Key) | 1 |
| Calusa cultural landscape | 1 |
| Mound Key Archaeological State Park | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3636739 — 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: Mound Key Context triple: [Calusa, capital, Mound Key]
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A.
Moundville Archaeological Park
Moundville Archaeological Park is a major pre-Columbian Native American site featuring large earthen mounds and artifacts from the Mississippian culture, located along the Black Warrior River in Alabama.
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B.
Kolomoki Mounds
Kolomoki Mounds is a major Woodland-period Native American ceremonial and village complex in present-day Georgia, notable for its large earthen mounds and extensive archaeological remains.
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C.
Spiro Mounds
Spiro Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in present-day Oklahoma, known for its large earthen mounds and role as a major ceremonial and trade center of the Mississippian culture.
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D.
Kincaid Mounds
Kincaid Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Ohio River Valley, known for its large earthen platform mounds and role as a regional center of Mississippian culture.
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E.
Angel Mounds
Angel Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in Indiana that preserves the remains of a large Mississippian culture town and its earthen platform mounds.
- 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: Mound Key Target entity description: Mound Key is an archaeological island site in Estero Bay, Florida, that served as the principal ceremonial and political center of the Calusa people.
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A.
Moundville Archaeological Park
Moundville Archaeological Park is a major pre-Columbian Native American site featuring large earthen mounds and artifacts from the Mississippian culture, located along the Black Warrior River in Alabama.
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B.
Kolomoki Mounds
Kolomoki Mounds is a major Woodland-period Native American ceremonial and village complex in present-day Georgia, notable for its large earthen mounds and extensive archaeological remains.
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C.
Spiro Mounds
Spiro Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in present-day Oklahoma, known for its large earthen mounds and role as a major ceremonial and trade center of the Mississippian culture.
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D.
Kincaid Mounds
Kincaid Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Ohio River Valley, known for its large earthen platform mounds and role as a regional center of Mississippian culture.
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E.
Angel Mounds
Angel Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in Indiana that preserves the remains of a large Mississippian culture town and its earthen platform mounds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
island ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSignificance |
evidence of complex chiefdom-level society
ⓘ
evidence of large-scale shell construction ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Calusa people
ⓘ
linked to:
Calusa
|
| associatedWith | Calusa capital ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Calusa ⓘ |
| composedPrimarilyOf | shell deposits ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county | Lee County, Florida ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageOf | Indigenous peoples of Florida ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod |
Late Prehistoric Florida
ⓘ
Mississippian-related Southeast chiefdoms ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | coastal island ⓘ |
| elevationType | midden mound ⓘ |
| governingBody |
State of Florida
ⓘ
linked to:
Florida
|
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
canals
ⓘ
mounds ⓘ plazas ⓘ shell middens ⓘ structural remains ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalType | shell mound site ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | estuarine environment ⓘ |
| hasHistoricUse |
ceremonial center
ⓘ
political center ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places site
ⓘ
linked to:
National Register of Historic Places
|
| locatedIn |
Estero Bay
ⓘ
Florida ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Estero Bay ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Estero Island
ⓘ
Fort Myers Beach ⓘ |
| partOf |
Calusa cultural landscape
ⓘ
linked to:
Mound Key
Calusa domain ⓘ |
| protectedAs | state archaeological site ⓘ |
| region | Southwest Florida ⓘ |
| servedAs |
principal ceremonial center of the Calusa
ⓘ
principal political center of the Calusa ⓘ |
| significance |
important archaeological site in Southwest Florida
ⓘ
major center of Calusa power ⓘ |
| state | Florida ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Contact period
ⓘ
pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| usedFor |
political administration
ⓘ
residential occupation ⓘ ritual activities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mound Key Description of subject: Mound Key is an archaeological island site in Estero Bay, Florida, that served as the principal ceremonial and political center of the Calusa people.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mound Key
linked to: Mound Key