Lefkandi
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Lefkandi is an important archaeological site on the island of Euboea in Greece, renowned for its rich burials and monumental structures that illuminate the early stages of Greek society during the so-called Dark Ages.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lefkandi canonical | 1 |
| Lefkandi Toumba | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8229810 — 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: Lefkandi Context triple: [Greek Dark Ages, hasKeySite, Lefkandi]
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A.
Elatochori
Elatochori is a mountain village and popular ski resort area in the Pieria regional unit of northern Greece.
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B.
Tsolikouri
Tsolikouri is a white grape variety from western Georgia, especially valued in Imereti for producing fresh, aromatic wines with balanced acidity.
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C.
Kalambaka
Kalambaka is a town in central Greece best known as the gateway to the Meteora monasteries perched atop towering rock formations.
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D.
Hanioti
Hanioti is a popular seaside resort village on the Kassandra peninsula in Chalkidiki, Greece, known for its beaches, tourism facilities, and vibrant summer nightlife.
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E.
Poliochni
Poliochni is an important prehistoric Aegean settlement on the island of Lemnos, often noted as one of the earliest known urban centers in Europe.
- 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: Lefkandi Target entity description: Lefkandi is an important archaeological site on the island of Euboea in Greece, renowned for its rich burials and monumental structures that illuminate the early stages of Greek society during the so-called Dark Ages.
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A.
Elatochori
Elatochori is a mountain village and popular ski resort area in the Pieria regional unit of northern Greece.
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B.
Tsolikouri
Tsolikouri is a white grape variety from western Georgia, especially valued in Imereti for producing fresh, aromatic wines with balanced acidity.
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C.
Kalambaka
Kalambaka is a town in central Greece best known as the gateway to the Meteora monasteries perched atop towering rock formations.
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D.
Hanioti
Hanioti is a popular seaside resort village on the Kassandra peninsula in Chalkidiki, Greece, known for its beaches, tourism facilities, and vibrant summer nightlife.
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E.
Poliochni
Poliochni is an important prehistoric Aegean settlement on the island of Lemnos, often noted as one of the earliest known urban centers in Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalPhase |
Geometric
ⓘ
Late Bronze Age ⓘ Protogeometric ⓘ
linked to:
Protogeometric period
Sub-Mycenaean ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Early Greek aristocratic society
ⓘ
post-Mycenaean Greek culture ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
British School at Athens
ⓘ
Greek Archaeological Service ⓘ
linked to:
Ephorates of Antiquities in Greece
|
| excavationStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| hasBurialType |
chamber tombs
ⓘ
shaft graves ⓘ tumuli ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
complex social stratification
ⓘ
contacts with Cyprus ⓘ contacts with Near East ⓘ cremation and inhumation burial practices ⓘ early use of iron ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ luxury goods in graves ⓘ use of horses in elite burials ⓘ |
| hasNotableFind |
bronze vessels
ⓘ
gold jewelry ⓘ horse burials ⓘ imported pottery ⓘ ivory objects ⓘ |
| hasSiteArea |
Lefkandi Toumba
ⓘ
linked to:
Lefkandi
Lefkandi Xeropolis ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
apsidal building
ⓘ
heroön ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Toumba building
ⓘ
continuity between Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age ⓘ elite warrior burials ⓘ evidence for social hierarchy in Early Iron Age Greece ⓘ monumental structures ⓘ rich burials ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aegean Sea region
ⓘ
Euboea ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Euripus Strait
ⓘ
modern village of Lefkandi ⓘ town of Eretria ⓘ
linked to:
Eretria
|
| partOf |
island of Euboea
ⓘ
linked to:
Euboea
|
| region |
Central Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Region of Central Greece
|
| significance |
challenges idea of complete collapse in Greek Dark Age
ⓘ
important for study of transition from Mycenaean to Early Iron Age Greece ⓘ key site for understanding emergence of Greek aristocracy ⓘ |
| timePeriodSignificance |
Greek Dark Age
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Dark Ages
Greek Early Iron Age ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Dark Ages
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lefkandi Description of subject: Lefkandi is an important archaeological site on the island of Euboea in Greece, renowned for its rich burials and monumental structures that illuminate the early stages of Greek society during the so-called Dark Ages.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lefkandi