Uaxactún
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Uaxactún is an ancient Maya archaeological site in northern Guatemala, renowned for its early astronomical observatories and well-preserved architecture.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Uaxactún canonical | 7 |
| Uaxactun | 2 |
| village of Uaxactún | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4069651 — 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: Uaxactún Context triple: [Petén Department, contains, Uaxactún]
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A.
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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B.
Oxkintok
Oxkintok is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, notable for its early architecture and long history of occupation.
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C.
Cuicuilco
Cuicuilco is an ancient pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Valley of Mexico, notable for its large circular pyramid and status as one of the region’s earliest urban centers.
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D.
Toltén
Toltén is a coastal Chilean municipality in the Araucanía Region, known for its riverside setting and fishing-based local economy.
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E.
Dzibilchaltún
Dzibilchaltún is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, noted for its Temple of the Seven Dolls and precise solar alignments during the equinoxes.
- 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: Uaxactún Target entity description: Uaxactún is an ancient Maya archaeological site in northern Guatemala, renowned for its early astronomical observatories and well-preserved architecture.
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A.
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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B.
Oxkintok
Oxkintok is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, notable for its early architecture and long history of occupation.
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C.
Cuicuilco
Cuicuilco is an ancient pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Valley of Mexico, notable for its large circular pyramid and status as one of the region’s earliest urban centers.
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D.
Toltén
Toltén is a coastal Chilean municipality in the Araucanía Region, known for its riverside setting and fishing-based local economy.
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E.
Dzibilchaltún
Dzibilchaltún is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, noted for its Temple of the Seven Dolls and precise solar alignments during the equinoxes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya archaeological site
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ |
| astronomicalFunction |
equinox alignments
ⓘ
solar observations ⓘ solstice alignments ⓘ |
| country | Guatemala ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Sylvanus G. Morley ⓘ |
| distanceFromTikal | approximately 23 kilometers north ⓘ |
| earliestMajorDevelopment |
Middle Preclassic period
ⓘ
linked to:
Middle Preclassic
|
| excavatedBy | Carnegie Institution of Washington ⓘ |
| firstMajorExcavationsDate | 1920s ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury | 1st millennium CE ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
E-Group complex
ⓘ
linked to:
E-Group architectural complex
altars ⓘ ballcourts ⓘ causeways ⓘ palaces ⓘ pyramids ⓘ residential groups ⓘ stelae ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionType |
Long Count date
ⓘ
calendar round date ⓘ |
| hasMaterialCulture |
Maya ceramics
ⓘ
stone monuments ⓘ stucco decoration ⓘ |
| hasModernSettlement |
village of Uaxactún
ⓘ
linked to:
Uaxactún
|
| hasStructure |
Group A
ⓘ
Group B ⓘ Group E ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Group E astronomical complex
ⓘ
linked to:
E-Group astronomical complex
early Long Count inscriptions ⓘ early astronomical observatories ⓘ well-preserved architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maya Lowlands
ⓘ
linked to:
Maya lowlands
Petén Department ⓘ northern Guatemala ⓘ |
| modernAccess | road from Tikal ⓘ |
| nearbySite | Tikal ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tikal National Park
ⓘ
linked to:
Tikal
|
| periodOfOccupation |
Classic period
ⓘ
Preclassic period ⓘ |
| region |
El Petén
ⓘ
linked to:
Petén Department
|
| researchTopics |
Maya astronomy
ⓘ
Maya calendrics ⓘ Maya urbanism ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | within Tikal National Park World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Maya hieroglyphic script
ⓘ
linked to:
Maya hieroglyphs
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Uaxactún Description of subject: Uaxactún is an ancient Maya archaeological site in northern Guatemala, renowned for its early astronomical observatories and well-preserved architecture.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.