Moundville Archaeological Park

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Mississippian culture site archaeological site open-air museum prehistoric Native American site

Moundville Archaeological Park is a major pre-Columbian Native American site featuring large earthen mounds and artifacts from the Mississippian culture, located along the Black Warrior River in Alabama.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Moundville Archaeological Site	6
Moundville	5
Moundville Archaeological Park canonical	3
Moundville Site	2
Moundville Archaeological Museum	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T820757 — 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: Moundville Archaeological Park
Context triple: [Alabama, containsHistoricSite, Moundville Archaeological Park]

A. Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park is a protected archaeological and cultural site preserving ancient Native American earthen mounds and artifacts along the Ocmulgee River.
B. Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park
Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park is a historic riverside site in Prince George’s County, Maryland, featuring Native American, colonial, and early American archaeological remains and interpretive exhibits.
C. Mound City
Mound City is a historical nickname for St. Louis, Missouri, referencing the region’s ancient Native American earthwork mounds.
D. Heritage Hill State Historical Park
Heritage Hill State Historical Park is an open-air museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin, featuring preserved and reconstructed historic buildings that interpret the region’s cultural and historical heritage.
E. Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park
Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park is a historic ornamental garden and recreational state park in Tallahassee, Florida, known for its landscaped grounds, camellias, azaleas, and scenic lakefront.
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: Moundville Archaeological Park
Target entity description: Moundville Archaeological Park is a major pre-Columbian Native American site featuring large earthen mounds and artifacts from the Mississippian culture, located along the Black Warrior River in Alabama.

A. Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park is a protected archaeological and cultural site preserving ancient Native American earthen mounds and artifacts along the Ocmulgee River.
B. Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park
Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park is a historic riverside site in Prince George’s County, Maryland, featuring Native American, colonial, and early American archaeological remains and interpretive exhibits.
C. Mound City
Mound City is a historical nickname for St. Louis, Missouri, referencing the region’s ancient Native American earthwork mounds.
D. Heritage Hill State Historical Park
Heritage Hill State Historical Park is an open-air museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin, featuring preserved and reconstructed historic buildings that interpret the region’s cultural and historical heritage.
E. Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park
Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park is a historic ornamental garden and recreational state park in Tallahassee, Florida, known for its landscaped grounds, camellias, azaleas, and scenic lakefront.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mississippian culture site ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ open-air museum ⓘ prehistoric Native American site ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Moundville Archaeological Site ⓘ linked to: Moundville Archaeological Park Moundville Site ⓘ linked to: Moundville Archaeological Park
area	about 326 acres ⓘ
associatedPeople	Mississippian peoples ⓘ linked to: Mississippian culture
associatedWith	Southeastern Ceremonial Complex ⓘ linked to: southeastern ceremonial complex
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
culture	Mississippian culture ⓘ
earliestOccupation	circa 1000 CE ⓘ
functionedAs	regional chiefdom center ⓘ
hasArtifactType	ceremonial objects ⓘ copper artifacts ⓘ engraved pottery ⓘ shell gorgets ⓘ stone tools ⓘ
hasFeature	Moundville Archaeological Museum ⓘ linked to: Moundville Archaeological Park burial mounds ⓘ defensive palisade (archaeological evidence) ⓘ earthen platform mounds ⓘ interpretive trails ⓘ plaza ⓘ reconstructed Native American structures ⓘ visitor center ⓘ
hasLayout	rectangular plaza surrounded by platform mounds ⓘ
hasNumberOfMounds	approximately 29 ⓘ
hasTopic	Native American history of Alabama ⓘ pre-Columbian archaeology ⓘ
listedOn	National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
locatedIn	Alabama ⓘ Hale County, Alabama ⓘ linked to: Hale County Tuscaloosa County, Alabama ⓘ
locatedOnRiver	Black Warrior River ⓘ
managedBy	University of Alabama Museums ⓘ linked to: Alabama Museum of Natural History
nearestCity	Moundville, Alabama ⓘ
NRHPDesignationYear	1964 ⓘ
NRHPType	National Historic Landmark ⓘ
offers	archaeological exhibits ⓘ cultural events ⓘ educational programs ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
ownedBy	University of Alabama ⓘ
peakOccupationPeriod	circa 1200–1450 CE ⓘ
significance	major political and ceremonial center of the Mississippian culture ⓘ one of the largest Mississippian sites in the Southeastern United States ⓘ

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