Alaca Höyük
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Alaca Höyük is an important archaeological site in north-central Turkey known for its rich Bronze Age remains and its role as a significant center of the Hattian and later Hittite civilizations.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alaca Höyük canonical | 4 |
| Alacahöyük | 3 |
| Alacahöyük finds | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8604180 — 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: Alaca Höyük Context triple: [Hatti, majorCity, Alaca Höyük]
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A.
Kültepe
Kültepe is an important ancient archaeological site in central Turkey, best known for its large cache of cuneiform tablets that provide key evidence for Old Assyrian trade and early Anatolian languages.
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B.
Maşat Höyük
Maşat Höyük is an archaeological site in north-central Turkey known for yielding important Hittite cuneiform archives that illuminate the administration and history of the Hittite Empire.
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C.
Yalıhüyük
Yalıhüyük is a small district and town in central Turkey known for its rural character within Konya Province.
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D.
Arslantepe VIA
Arslantepe VIA is a key archaeological phase at the Arslantepe mound in eastern Turkey, notable for its early Bronze Age remains associated with the Kura–Araxes cultural horizon.
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E.
Anıttepe
Anıttepe is a central hill and neighborhood in Ankara, Turkey, best known as the site of Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
- 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: Alaca Höyük Target entity description: Alaca Höyük is an important archaeological site in north-central Turkey known for its rich Bronze Age remains and its role as a significant center of the Hattian and later Hittite civilizations.
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A.
Kültepe
Kültepe is an important ancient archaeological site in central Turkey, best known for its large cache of cuneiform tablets that provide key evidence for Old Assyrian trade and early Anatolian languages.
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B.
Maşat Höyük
Maşat Höyük is an archaeological site in north-central Turkey known for yielding important Hittite cuneiform archives that illuminate the administration and history of the Hittite Empire.
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C.
Yalıhüyük
Yalıhüyük is a small district and town in central Turkey known for its rural character within Konya Province.
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D.
Arslantepe VIA
Arslantepe VIA is a key archaeological phase at the Arslantepe mound in eastern Turkey, notable for its early Bronze Age remains associated with the Kura–Araxes cultural horizon.
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E.
Anıttepe
Anıttepe is a central hill and neighborhood in Ankara, Turkey, best known as the site of Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bronze Age site
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hittite Empire period
ⓘ
Hittite Old Kingdom ⓘ
linked to:
Old Hittite Kingdom in Anatolia
|
| chronology | prehistoric to Hittite periods ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| culture |
Hattian civilization
ⓘ
linked to:
Hattians
Hittite civilization ⓘ
linked to:
Hittites
|
| earliestOccupation | Chalcolithic period ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Hamit Zübeyir Koşay
ⓘ
Mahmut Akok ⓘ Remzi Oğuz Arık ⓘ Theodor Makridi ⓘ |
| excavationStart | early 20th century ⓘ |
| excavationType | systematic archaeological excavation ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism
ⓘ
linked to:
Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey
|
| hasFeature |
city gate with sphinxes
ⓘ
fortification walls ⓘ relief-decorated orthostats ⓘ temple complex ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | site museum ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important archaeological heritage site of Turkey ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hittite monumental architecture
ⓘ
bronze standards ⓘ orthostat reliefs ⓘ rich Bronze Age remains ⓘ royal tombs ⓘ sphinx gate ⓘ
linked to:
Sphinx Gate
sun disks ⓘ |
| laterUse | Iron Age settlement ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
north-central Turkey
ⓘ
Çorum Province ⓘ |
| materialFind |
bronze objects
ⓘ
ceramics ⓘ copper objects ⓘ gold objects ⓘ silver objects ⓘ stone sculptures ⓘ |
| near | Boğazköy (Hattusa) ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Anatolia ⓘ |
| period |
Early Bronze Age
ⓘ
Late Bronze Age ⓘ Middle Bronze Age ⓘ |
| region |
Central Anatolia
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Anatolia Region
|
| significance |
important Hittite religious and administrative center
ⓘ
major center of Hattian culture ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alaca Höyük Description of subject: Alaca Höyük is an important archaeological site in north-central Turkey known for its rich Bronze Age remains and its role as a significant center of the Hattian and later Hittite civilizations.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Alaca Höyük
linked to: Alaca Höyük
linked to: Alaca Höyük
subject linked to:
Hittite
linked to: Alaca Höyük