Monks Mound
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Monks Mound is the largest pre-Columbian earthen structure in North America, built by the Mississippian culture at the ancient city of Cahokia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monks Mound canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Monks Mound Context triple: [Cahokia Mounds region, hasPart, Monks Mound]
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A.
Big Mound City
Big Mound City is a major prehistoric earthwork complex in South Florida, notable for its large mounds and geometric layout associated with the Belle Glade culture.
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B.
Great Temple Mound
The Great Temple Mound is a large prehistoric earthwork built by Mississippian peoples, serving as a ceremonial and political center within the Ocmulgee Mounds complex in present-day Georgia.
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C.
Cornfield Mound
Cornfield Mound is an ancient Native American earthwork located within Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in Georgia, associated with 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: Monks Mound Target entity description: Monks Mound is the largest pre-Columbian earthen structure in North America, built by the Mississippian culture at the ancient city of Cahokia.
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A.
Big Mound City
Big Mound City is a major prehistoric earthwork complex in South Florida, notable for its large mounds and geometric layout associated with the Belle Glade culture.
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B.
Great Temple Mound
The Great Temple Mound is a large prehistoric earthwork built by Mississippian peoples, serving as a ceremonial and political center within the Ocmulgee Mounds complex in present-day Georgia.
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C.
Cornfield Mound
Cornfield Mound is an ancient Native American earthwork located within Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in Georgia, associated with 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 (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mississippian culture site
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ earthen mound ⓘ |
| area |
approximately 14 acres
ⓘ
approximately 5.7 hectares ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
indigenous mound-building traditions
ⓘ
pre-Columbian North America ⓘ |
| constructed | circa 900–1200 CE ⓘ |
| constructedBy |
Mississippian people
ⓘ
linked to:
Mississippian culture
|
| constructedInPeriod | Mississippian period ⓘ |
| culture | Mississippian culture ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists in the 20th century ⓘ |
| function |
ceremonial center
ⓘ
political center ⓘ religious center ⓘ |
| hasTerraces | four main terraces ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 100 feet
ⓘ
approximately 30 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageSiteOf |
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
ⓘ
linked to:
Cahokia Mounds region
|
| length |
approximately 291 meters
ⓘ
approximately 955 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
ⓘ
linked to:
Cahokia Mounds region
Collinsville, Illinois ⓘ Illinois ⓘ Madison County, Illinois ⓘ North America ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| material |
basket-loaded fill
ⓘ
clay ⓘ earth ⓘ soil ⓘ |
| namedAfter | French Trappist monks ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | named for monks who farmed the area in the 19th century ⓘ |
| near |
East St. Louis
ⓘ
linked to:
East St. Louis, Illinois
Mississippi River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cahokia
ⓘ
linked to:
Cahokia Mounds region
Cahokia Mounds ⓘ
linked to:
Cahokia Mounds region
Cahokia urban complex ⓘ
linked to:
Cahokia Mounds region
|
| preservedAs | state historic site feature ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular platform mound ⓘ |
| significance |
largest pre-Columbian earthen structure in North America
ⓘ
largest pyramid north of Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| topStructure |
large wooden building
ⓘ
possible elite residence ⓘ possible temple ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| width |
approximately 236 meters
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approximately 775 feet ⓘ |
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Subject: Monks Mound Description of subject: Monks Mound is the largest pre-Columbian earthen structure in North America, built by the Mississippian culture at the ancient city of Cahokia.
Referenced by (4)
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