Baishiya Karst Cave
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Baishiya Karst Cave is a high-altitude limestone cave on the Tibetan Plateau notable as a key archaeological site where evidence of Denisovan hominins was discovered.
All labels observed (1)
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| Baishiya Karst Cave canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11456969 — 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: Baishiya Karst Cave Context triple: [Denisovans, fossilFoundAt, Baishiya Karst Cave]
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A.
Yiyuan Karst Cave
Yiyuan Karst Cave is a famous limestone karst cave scenic area in Yiyuan County, Shandong Province, known for its extensive underground chambers, stalactites, and other striking karst formations.
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B.
Reed Flute Cave
Reed Flute Cave is a famous limestone cavern in Guilin, China, renowned for its stunning stalactites, stalagmites, and colorful artificial lighting displays.
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C.
Zhijin Cave
Zhijin Cave is a vast and spectacular karst limestone cavern in China renowned for its impressive stalactite and stalagmite formations and underground landscapes.
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D.
Hongya Cave
Hongya Cave is a famous stilt-house complex and riverside nightlife district in Chongqing known for its traditional-style architecture, food streets, and dramatic night views.
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E.
Guyang Cave
Guyang Cave is one of the oldest and most important Buddhist cave temples at the Longmen Grottoes in China, renowned for its rich collection of early Northern Wei stone carvings and inscriptions.
- 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: Baishiya Karst Cave Target entity description: Baishiya Karst Cave is a high-altitude limestone cave on the Tibetan Plateau notable as a key archaeological site where evidence of Denisovan hominins was discovered.
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A.
Yiyuan Karst Cave
Yiyuan Karst Cave is a famous limestone karst cave scenic area in Yiyuan County, Shandong Province, known for its extensive underground chambers, stalactites, and other striking karst formations.
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B.
Reed Flute Cave
Reed Flute Cave is a famous limestone cavern in Guilin, China, renowned for its stunning stalactites, stalagmites, and colorful artificial lighting displays.
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C.
Zhijin Cave
Zhijin Cave is a vast and spectacular karst limestone cavern in China renowned for its impressive stalactite and stalagmite formations and underground landscapes.
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D.
Hongya Cave
Hongya Cave is a famous stilt-house complex and riverside nightlife district in Chongqing known for its traditional-style architecture, food streets, and dramatic night views.
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E.
Guyang Cave
Guyang Cave is one of the oldest and most important Buddhist cave temples at the Longmen Grottoes in China, renowned for its rich collection of early Northern Wei stone carvings and inscriptions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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karst cave ⓘ limestone cave ⓘ paleontological site ⓘ religious site ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion |
Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
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Xiahe County ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Denisovan mandible from Xiahe ⓘ |
| climateContext | high-altitude cold environment ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod |
ancient DNA analysis
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archaeological excavation ⓘ paleoproteomics ⓘ |
| earliestOccupation | at least 160,000 years ago ⓘ |
| elevation | about 3280 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| geologicalFormationType | karst ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceType |
faunal remains
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hominin fossils ⓘ sedimentary ancient DNA ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| homininTaxonEvidence |
Denisovans
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Homo sapiens ⓘ |
| importance |
evidence for long-term high-altitude hominin adaptation
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key site for understanding Denisovan geographic range ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Pleistocene archaeological deposits
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evidence of Denisovan hominins ⓘ high-altitude hominin occupation ⓘ |
| languageOfLocalCommunity |
Chinese
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Tibetan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
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Gansu Province ⓘ Tibetan Plateau ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| near | Xiahe County ⓘ |
| partOf | Himalayan region ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ |
| researchField |
archaeology
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paleoanthropology ⓘ paleogenetics ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
discovery of a Denisovan mandible
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identification of Denisovan ancient proteins ⓘ recovery of Denisovan ancient DNA from sediments ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Pleistocene
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Middle Pleistocene ⓘ |
| tourism | visited by pilgrims and tourists ⓘ |
| usedAs |
Buddhist sanctuary
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pilgrimage site ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Baishiya Karst Cave Description of subject: Baishiya Karst Cave is a high-altitude limestone cave on the Tibetan Plateau notable as a key archaeological site where evidence of Denisovan hominins was discovered.
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