Puuc Maya
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The Puuc Maya were a Late Classic Maya cultural group in the hilly Puuc region of the Yucatán Peninsula, noted for their distinctive stone mosaic architecture and cities such as Uxmal.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Puuc Maya canonical | 4 |
| Ah Canul group | 1 |
| Chenes Maya group | 1 |
| Mayapán League | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10275314 — 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: Puuc Maya Context triple: [Pyramid of the Magician, culture, Puuc Maya]
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A.
Mopan Maya
Mopan Maya is a Mayan language spoken primarily by the Mopan people in Belize and Guatemala, known for its rich oral traditions and complex grammatical structure.
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B.
Sayaxché
Sayaxché is a town and municipality in northern Guatemala known as a gateway to Maya archaeological sites and the forests and rivers of the Petén region.
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C.
Olmec-Xicalanca
The Olmec-Xicalanca were a pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican people known for their influential presence in central Mexico and their role in the development of regional urban and artistic traditions.
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D.
Sipakapense Maya
Sipakapense Maya are an indigenous Maya people of the western highlands of Guatemala, known for their distinct Sipakapense language and traditional highland culture.
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E.
Tres Zapotes
Tres Zapotes is an important pre-Columbian archaeological site in Veracruz, Mexico, known for its monumental stone sculptures and as a key center of the Olmec and later Epi-Olmec cultures.
- 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: Puuc Maya Target entity description: The Puuc Maya were a Late Classic Maya cultural group in the hilly Puuc region of the Yucatán Peninsula, noted for their distinctive stone mosaic architecture and cities such as Uxmal.
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A.
Mopan Maya
Mopan Maya is a Mayan language spoken primarily by the Mopan people in Belize and Guatemala, known for its rich oral traditions and complex grammatical structure.
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B.
Sayaxché
Sayaxché is a town and municipality in northern Guatemala known as a gateway to Maya archaeological sites and the forests and rivers of the Petén region.
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C.
Olmec-Xicalanca
The Olmec-Xicalanca were a pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican people known for their influential presence in central Mexico and their role in the development of regional urban and artistic traditions.
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D.
Sipakapense Maya
Sipakapense Maya are an indigenous Maya people of the western highlands of Guatemala, known for their distinct Sipakapense language and traditional highland culture.
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E.
Tres Zapotes
Tres Zapotes is an important pre-Columbian archaeological site in Veracruz, Mexico, known for its monumental stone sculptures and as a key center of the Olmec and later Epi-Olmec cultures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Late Classic Maya group
ⓘ
Maya cultural group ⓘ |
| archaeologicallyIdentifiedBy | Puuc ceramic sphere ⓘ |
| culturalTradition | Puuc architectural school ⓘ |
| developed | chultunes ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
maize agriculture
ⓘ
rain-fed agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Puuc region ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
8th century
ⓘ
9th century ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod | Late Classic period ⓘ |
| hadCenter | Uxmal ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
Kabáh
ⓘ
linked to:
Kabah
Labná ⓘ Sayil ⓘ Uxmal ⓘ Xlapak ⓘ |
| hasMajorCity |
Kabáh
ⓘ
linked to:
Kabah
Labná ⓘ Sayil ⓘ Uxmal ⓘ Xlapak ⓘ |
| influenced | architecture at Chichén Itzá ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Puuc architectural style
ⓘ
colonnettes and latticework in architecture ⓘ elaborate friezes ⓘ long palace-type buildings ⓘ ornate stone facades ⓘ stone mosaic architecture ⓘ veneer masonry construction ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mayan languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Puuc region
ⓘ
Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ northern Maya lowlands ⓘ |
| partOf | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization | city-states ⓘ |
| reachedPeak | Terminal Classic period ⓘ |
| regionCharacterizedBy |
low limestone hills
ⓘ
scarcity of surface water ⓘ thin soils ⓘ |
| regionNowIn |
Campeche state, Mexico
ⓘ
linked to:
Campeche state
Yucatán state, Mexico ⓘ
linked to:
Yucatán state
|
| religion | Maya religion ⓘ |
| styleNamedAfter | Puuc region ⓘ |
| used | chultunes for water storage ⓘ |
| usedScript |
Maya hieroglyphic script
ⓘ
linked to:
Maya hieroglyphs
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Puuc Maya Description of subject: The Puuc Maya were a Late Classic Maya cultural group in the hilly Puuc region of the Yucatán Peninsula, noted for their distinctive stone mosaic architecture and cities such as Uxmal.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Puuc Maya
linked to: Puuc Maya