Kasta Tomb
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Kasta Tomb is a large, monumental Hellenistic burial mound near Amphipolis in northern Greece, notable for its impressive architecture and significant archaeological finds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kasta Tomb canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5048290 — 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: Kasta Tomb Context triple: [Amphipolis, hasNearbySite, Kasta Tomb]
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A.
Tomb of Queen Titi
The Tomb of Queen Titi is an ancient Egyptian burial site in the Theban necropolis, notable for its richly decorated chambers honoring a royal woman of the New Kingdom.
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B.
Tomb of Pennut
The Tomb of Pennut is an ancient Egyptian rock-cut tomb in Nubia belonging to the official Pennut, notable for its well-preserved reliefs and relocation during the Nubian salvage campaigns.
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C.
Makli Necropolis
Makli Necropolis is a vast UNESCO World Heritage-listed funerary complex in Sindh, Pakistan, renowned for its monumental tombs and intricate stone carvings spanning several centuries of Islamic rule.
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D.
South Tomb
The South Tomb is an enigmatic subterranean structure within Djoser’s Step Pyramid complex at Saqqara, likely serving a symbolic or ceremonial function related to the king’s burial and afterlife.
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E.
Tomb of Queen Sitre
The Tomb of Queen Sitre is an ancient Egyptian royal burial site in the Valley of the Queens, belonging to Sitre, the wife of Pharaoh Ramesses I and mother of Seti I.
- 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: Kasta Tomb Target entity description: Kasta Tomb is a large, monumental Hellenistic burial mound near Amphipolis in northern Greece, notable for its impressive architecture and significant archaeological finds.
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A.
Tomb of Queen Titi
The Tomb of Queen Titi is an ancient Egyptian burial site in the Theban necropolis, notable for its richly decorated chambers honoring a royal woman of the New Kingdom.
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B.
Tomb of Pennut
The Tomb of Pennut is an ancient Egyptian rock-cut tomb in Nubia belonging to the official Pennut, notable for its well-preserved reliefs and relocation during the Nubian salvage campaigns.
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C.
Makli Necropolis
Makli Necropolis is a vast UNESCO World Heritage-listed funerary complex in Sindh, Pakistan, renowned for its monumental tombs and intricate stone carvings spanning several centuries of Islamic rule.
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D.
South Tomb
The South Tomb is an enigmatic subterranean structure within Djoser’s Step Pyramid complex at Saqqara, likely serving a symbolic or ceremonial function related to the king’s burial and afterlife.
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E.
Tomb of Queen Sitre
The Tomb of Queen Sitre is an ancient Egyptian royal burial site in the Valley of the Queens, belonging to Sitre, the wife of Pharaoh Ramesses I and mother of Seti I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic burial mound
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| approximateDiameter | about 158 metres ⓘ |
| approximateHeight | about 30 metres ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Macedonian elite
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successors of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| constructionCentury | 4th century BC ⓘ |
| contains |
architectural sculpture
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floor mosaics ⓘ funerary offerings ⓘ human remains ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| debatedBurialOccupant |
high-ranking Macedonian individual
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possible member of Alexander the Great’s circle ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 2012 ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Katerina Peristeri ⓘ |
| excavationBegan | 2012 ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Hellenistic architecture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
caryatid statues
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large circular burial mound ⓘ monumental entrance ⓘ mosaic floor ⓘ multiple burial chambers ⓘ painted interior decoration ⓘ peribolos wall ⓘ sphinx statues ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | protected archaeological monument of Greece ⓘ |
| heritagePeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amphipolis
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Central Macedonia ⓘ northern Greece ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Greece
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| managedBy |
Greek Ministry of Culture
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linked to:
Hellenic Ministry of Culture
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| materialUsed |
limestone
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marble ⓘ |
| nearbySite |
Amphipolis archaeological site
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linked to:
archaeological site of Amphipolis
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| nearbyWaterBody |
Strymon River
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linked to:
Strymonas River
|
| partOf |
ancient city of Amphipolis
ⓘ
linked to:
Amphipolis
|
| publicAccess | restricted ⓘ |
| significance |
important archaeological discovery in Macedonia
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largest known burial mound in Greece from the Hellenistic period ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kasta Tomb Description of subject: Kasta Tomb is a large, monumental Hellenistic burial mound near Amphipolis in northern Greece, notable for its impressive architecture and significant archaeological finds.
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