Kaminaljuyú archaeological site

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Maya city ancient city archaeological site

Kaminaljuyú archaeological site is an ancient pre-Columbian Maya city known for its extensive ruins, including pyramidal mounds and carved stone monuments, now located within modern Guatemala City.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Kaminaljuyú	10
Kaminaljuyu	2
Kaminaljuyú archaeological site canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T770521 — 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: Kaminaljuyú archaeological site
Context triple: [Guatemala City, hasLandmark, Kaminaljuyú archaeological site]

A. Chinchero archaeological site
The Chinchero archaeological site is an Inca-era complex in Peru renowned for its terraced landscapes, colonial church built atop Inca foundations, and role as a historic gateway to the Sacred Valley.
B. Ollantaytambo archaeological site
The Ollantaytambo archaeological site is a well-preserved Inca town and fortress in Peru, renowned for its impressive terraced ruins, finely crafted stonework, and role as a strategic stronghold during the Spanish conquest.
C. Copán
Copán is an ancient Maya city in present-day Honduras renowned for its elaborate stone sculptures, hieroglyphic inscriptions, and well-preserved archaeological remains.
D. Chavín de Huántar
Chavín de Huántar is an ancient ceremonial and archaeological site in the Peruvian Andes that served as the religious and cultural center of the Chavín civilization.
E. Huaca Pucllana
Huaca Pucllana is a pre-Inca adobe pyramid and ceremonial complex located in the Miraflores district of Lima, Peru.
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: Kaminaljuyú archaeological site
Target entity description: Kaminaljuyú archaeological site is an ancient pre-Columbian Maya city known for its extensive ruins, including pyramidal mounds and carved stone monuments, now located within modern Guatemala City.

A. Chinchero archaeological site
The Chinchero archaeological site is an Inca-era complex in Peru renowned for its terraced landscapes, colonial church built atop Inca foundations, and role as a historic gateway to the Sacred Valley.
B. Ollantaytambo archaeological site
The Ollantaytambo archaeological site is a well-preserved Inca town and fortress in Peru, renowned for its impressive terraced ruins, finely crafted stonework, and role as a strategic stronghold during the Spanish conquest.
C. Copán
Copán is an ancient Maya city in present-day Honduras renowned for its elaborate stone sculptures, hieroglyphic inscriptions, and well-preserved archaeological remains.
D. Chavín de Huántar
Chavín de Huántar is an ancient ceremonial and archaeological site in the Peruvian Andes that served as the religious and cultural center of the Chavín civilization.
E. Huaca Pucllana
Huaca Pucllana is a pre-Inca adobe pyramid and ceremonial complex located in the Miraflores district of Lima, Peru.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Maya city ⓘ ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ
abandonedInCentury	9th century CE ⓘ
archaeologicalCulture	Highland Maya ⓘ linked to: Maya peoples
associatedWith	Teotihuacan influence ⓘ
coordinateSystem	WGS84 ⓘ
country	Guatemala ⓘ
culture	Maya civilization ⓘ
excavatedBy	Alfred V. Kidder ⓘ Edwin M. Shook ⓘ Jorge F. Guillemín ⓘ
flourishedInCentury	1st century CE ⓘ 2nd century CE ⓘ 3rd century CE ⓘ 4th century CE ⓘ
foundedInCentury	1st millennium BCE ⓘ
hasArtifactType	altars ⓘ ceramic vessels ⓘ jade ornaments ⓘ obsidian tools ⓘ stelae ⓘ
hasEconomicRole	regional trade center ⓘ
hasFeature	ballcourts ⓘ burial mounds ⓘ carved stone monuments ⓘ causeways ⓘ ceremonial architecture ⓘ platform mounds ⓘ pyramidal mounds ⓘ
hasFunction	ceremonial center ⓘ political center ⓘ
hasModernStatus	partly destroyed by urban development ⓘ partly preserved as archaeological park ⓘ
hasNameMeaning	“Hill of the Dead” in Kʼicheʼ ⓘ
hasWaterSource	former Miraflores Lake ⓘ
heritageDesignation	national archaeological park of Guatemala ⓘ
knownFor	early Maya urbanism ⓘ extensive ruins ⓘ long occupation sequence ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ
locatedIn	Guatemala ⓘ Guatemala City ⓘ Mesoamerica ⓘ
partOf	Guatemalan Highlands ⓘ linked to: Guatemala Highlands
region	Valley of Guatemala ⓘ
timePeriod	Classic period ⓘ Preclassic period ⓘ
withinCityDistrict	Zone 7 of Guatemala City ⓘ linked to: Guatemala City

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