Large Stone Structure
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The Large Stone Structure is a massive ancient building complex in Jerusalem’s City of David, widely identified by many archaeologists as a monumental royal palace from the biblical period.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Large Stone Structure canonical | 1 |
| Stepped Stone Structure | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4717421 — 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: Large Stone Structure Context triple: [City of David archaeological area, contains, Large Stone Structure]
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A.
Cyclopean masonry
Cyclopean masonry is an ancient construction technique characterized by the use of massive, irregular stone blocks fitted together without mortar to create monumental walls and fortifications.
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B.
Mound
Mound is a small lakeside city in Minnesota known for its location on the shores of Lake Minnetonka.
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C.
Circular Mound Altar
The Circular Mound Altar is an open-air, multi-tiered marble platform in Beijing where Ming and Qing dynasty emperors conducted solemn winter solstice ceremonies to worship Heaven.
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D.
At-Large Structures
At-Large Structures are globally distributed groups within ICANN’s At-Large community that organize and represent the interests of individual Internet users in ICANN’s policy processes.
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E.
Tower Ruin
Tower Ruin is a picturesque neo-Gothic folly and historical landmark located within the former imperial estate of Tsarskoye Selo near St. Petersburg, Russia.
- 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: Large Stone Structure Target entity description: The Large Stone Structure is a massive ancient building complex in Jerusalem’s City of David, widely identified by many archaeologists as a monumental royal palace from the biblical period.
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A.
Cyclopean masonry
Cyclopean masonry is an ancient construction technique characterized by the use of massive, irregular stone blocks fitted together without mortar to create monumental walls and fortifications.
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B.
Mound
Mound is a small lakeside city in Minnesota known for its location on the shores of Lake Minnetonka.
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C.
Circular Mound Altar
The Circular Mound Altar is an open-air, multi-tiered marble platform in Beijing where Ming and Qing dynasty emperors conducted solemn winter solstice ceremonies to worship Heaven.
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D.
At-Large Structures
At-Large Structures are globally distributed groups within ICANN’s At-Large community that organize and represent the interests of individual Internet users in ICANN’s policy processes.
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E.
Tower Ruin
Tower Ruin is a picturesque neo-Gothic folly and historical landmark located within the former imperial estate of Tsarskoye Selo near St. Petersburg, Russia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iron Age structure
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ancient building complex ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ royal palace ⓘ |
| alternativeInterpretation |
elite residential quarter
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fortified administrative building ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod |
Iron Age II
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biblical period ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Stepped Stone Structure ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Eilat Mazar ⓘ |
| disputedIdentification |
Palace of King David
ⓘ
linked to:
King David’s Tomb complex
|
| estimatedDateRange |
10th century BCE
ⓘ
First Temple period ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Eilat Mazar ⓘ |
| excavationMethod | stratigraphic excavation ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 2005 ⓘ |
| formsComplexWith |
Stepped Stone Structure
ⓘ
linked to:
Large Stone Structure
|
| functionHypothesis |
administrative center
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royal palace of the kings of Judah ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFind |
bullae (clay seal impressions)
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luxury items ⓘ pottery from Iron Age II ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
high elevation within City of David
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massive walls ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ multi-room layout ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of archaeological heritage of Israel ⓘ |
| identifiedBySomeAs |
Palace of King David
ⓘ
linked to:
King David’s Tomb complex
|
| linkedToText |
Books of Kings
ⓘ
Books of Samuel ⓘ Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
|
| locatedIn |
City of David
ⓘ
linked to:
City of David archaeological area
Israel ⓘ Jerusalem ⓘ historic core of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
ashlar masonry
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large stone blocks ⓘ |
| near |
Gihon Spring
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Ophel area of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| notableArchaeologistInvolved | Eilat Mazar ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlies | earlier remains in City of David ⓘ |
| partOf |
City of David archaeological park
ⓘ
linked to:
City of David archaeological area
|
| researchStatus | subject of scholarly debate ⓘ |
| significance |
important for understanding urban development of Jerusalem
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key evidence for early Jerusalem monarchy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Large Stone Structure Description of subject: The Large Stone Structure is a massive ancient building complex in Jerusalem’s City of David, widely identified by many archaeologists as a monumental royal palace from the biblical period.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Large Stone Structure