Adena Mound
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Adena Mound is a prominent prehistoric Native American earthwork in Ohio that serves as the type site for the Adena culture of the Early Woodland period.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adena Mound canonical | 2 |
| Adena culture mounds | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9738736 — 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: Adena Mound Context triple: [Adena culture, namedAfter, Adena Mound]
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A.
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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B.
Grave Creek Mound
Grave Creek Mound is a large prehistoric Adena burial mound and archaeological site located in present-day West Virginia, notable as one of the largest conical earthen mounds in North America.
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C.
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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D.
Kolomoki Mounds
Kolomoki Mounds is a major Woodland-period Native American ceremonial and village complex in present-day Georgia, notable for its large earthen mounds and extensive archaeological remains.
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E.
Miamisburg Mound
Miamisburg Mound is a large prehistoric Adena culture burial mound in Miamisburg, Ohio, and one of the most prominent ancient earthworks in the eastern United States.
- 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: Adena Mound Target entity description: Adena Mound is a prominent prehistoric Native American earthwork in Ohio that serves as the type site for the Adena culture of the Early Woodland period.
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A.
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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B.
Grave Creek Mound
Grave Creek Mound is a large prehistoric Adena burial mound and archaeological site located in present-day West Virginia, notable as one of the largest conical earthen mounds in North America.
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C.
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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D.
Kolomoki Mounds
Kolomoki Mounds is a major Woodland-period Native American ceremonial and village complex in present-day Georgia, notable for its large earthen mounds and extensive archaeological remains.
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E.
Miamisburg Mound
Miamisburg Mound is a large prehistoric Adena culture burial mound in Miamisburg, Ohio, and one of the most prominent ancient earthworks in the eastern United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
burial mound ⓘ prehistoric earthwork ⓘ |
| approximateDateRange | circa 1000 BCE–200 BCE ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture | Adena ⓘ |
| associatedPractice | mound-building ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Adena mansion
ⓘ
linked to:
Adena Mansion and Gardens
Chillicothe, Ohio ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition |
Eastern Woodlands mound-building cultures
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Woodlands
|
| category |
Native American archaeological site
ⓘ
burial monuments and structures ⓘ |
| constructedBy |
Adena people
ⓘ
linked to:
Adena culture
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countrySubdivision | Ross County, Ohio ⓘ |
| culture | Adena culture ⓘ |
| culturePeriod |
Early Woodland
ⓘ
linked to:
Early Woodland period
|
| elevationType | artificial mound ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists in the 19th and 20th centuries ⓘ |
| function | burial mound for elite individuals ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFinds |
ceramic artifacts
ⓘ
grave goods ⓘ human burials ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| heritageOf | Native American peoples ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ohio
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| material | earth ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Adena mansion
ⓘ
linked to:
Adena Mansion and Gardens
|
| near |
Chillicothe
ⓘ
linked to:
Chillicothe, Ohio
|
| notableFor |
large conical shape
ⓘ
role in defining Adena cultural sequence ⓘ |
| partOf | Adena culture ⓘ |
| period | Early Woodland period ⓘ |
| region |
Ohio River Valley
ⓘ
linked to:
Ohio Valley region
|
| significance |
important example of Early Woodland mound-building tradition
ⓘ
type site defining characteristics of Adena culture ⓘ |
| typeSiteFor | Adena culture ⓘ |
| use |
burial
ⓘ
ceremonial purposes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Adena Mound Description of subject: Adena Mound is a prominent prehistoric Native American earthwork in Ohio that serves as the type site for the Adena culture of the Early Woodland period.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Adena Mound