Mound A
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Mound A is the largest and most prominent platform mound at the Winterville Mounds archaeological site, likely serving as a major ceremonial or political center for the Mississippian culture that built it.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mound A canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9718001 — 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: Mound A Context triple: [Winterville Mounds, hasPart, Mound A]
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A.
Mound A
Mound A is the largest and most prominent earthen platform mound at the Etowah Indian Mounds site in Georgia, likely serving as a ceremonial and political center for the Mississippian culture.
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B.
Mound B
Mound B is one of the major earthen platform mounds at the Etowah Indian Mounds site in Georgia, built by Mississippian peoples for ceremonial and elite residential purposes.
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C.
Mound C
Mound C is one of the principal earthen platform mounds at the Etowah Indian Mounds site in Georgia, associated with the Mississippian culture’s ceremonial and political activities.
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D.
Mound 23
Mound 23 is one of the earthen burial and ceremonial mounds within the Marksville prehistoric Native American archaeological site in Louisiana.
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E.
Mound 27
Mound 27 is one of the earthen burial and ceremonial mounds within the Marksville prehistoric Native American archaeological site in Louisiana.
- 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: Mound A Target entity description: Mound A is the largest and most prominent platform mound at the Winterville Mounds archaeological site, likely serving as a major ceremonial or political center for the Mississippian culture that built it.
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A.
Mound A
Mound A is the largest and most prominent earthen platform mound at the Etowah Indian Mounds site in Georgia, likely serving as a ceremonial and political center for the Mississippian culture.
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B.
Mound B
Mound B is one of the major earthen platform mounds at the Etowah Indian Mounds site in Georgia, built by Mississippian peoples for ceremonial and elite residential purposes.
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C.
Mound C
Mound C is one of the principal earthen platform mounds at the Etowah Indian Mounds site in Georgia, associated with the Mississippian culture’s ceremonial and political activities.
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D.
Mound 23
Mound 23 is one of the earthen burial and ceremonial mounds within the Marksville prehistoric Native American archaeological site in Louisiana.
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E.
Mound 27
Mound 27 is one of the earthen burial and ceremonial mounds within the Marksville prehistoric Native American archaeological site in Louisiana.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological feature
ⓘ
platform mound ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite |
Winterville Mounds archaeological site
ⓘ
linked to:
Winterville Mounds
|
| associatedWith |
Winterville chiefdom
ⓘ
prehistoric Native American archaeology ⓘ |
| constructedBy |
Mississippian peoples
ⓘ
linked to:
Mississippian culture
|
| culture | Mississippian culture ⓘ |
| elevationRelative | highest platform mound at Winterville Mounds ⓘ |
| function |
ceremonial center
ⓘ
political center ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of Winterville Mounds National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mississippi
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Washington County, Mississippi ⓘ Winterville Mounds State Park ⓘ
linked to:
Winterville Mounds
|
| locatedNear | Greenville, Mississippi ⓘ |
| management | Mississippi Department of Archives and History ⓘ |
| material | earth ⓘ |
| partOf | Winterville Mounds ⓘ |
| period | Mississippian period ⓘ |
| region |
Lower Mississippi Valley
ⓘ
linked to:
Lower Mississippi River basin
|
| significance |
largest mound at Winterville Mounds
ⓘ
most prominent mound at Winterville Mounds ⓘ |
| siteType | platform mound complex component ⓘ |
| usedFor |
elite residence platform
ⓘ
public ceremonies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mound A Description of subject: Mound A is the largest and most prominent platform mound at the Winterville Mounds archaeological site, likely serving as a major ceremonial or political center for the Mississippian culture that built it.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.