pre-Columbian site
C12166
concept
A pre-Columbian site is an archaeological location in the Americas that preserves evidence of human activity and cultures that existed before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492.
All labels observed (59)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maya archaeological site | 54 |
| pre-Columbian site canonical | 31 |
| Mississippian culture site | 14 |
| pre-Columbian archaeological site | 14 |
| Ancestral Puebloan site | 11 |
| Paleoindian site | 9 |
| prehistoric Native American site | 9 |
| Ancestral Puebloan archaeological site | 8 |
| pre-Hispanic ceremonial center | 7 |
| pueblo ruin | 6 |
| Hopewell culture site | 5 |
| pre-Hispanic settlement | 4 |
| preceramic site | 4 |
| Mississippian culture archaeological site | 3 |
| pre-Columbian Mesoamerican city | 3 |
| pre-Columbian ceremonial center | 3 |
| Ancestral Puebloan village | 2 |
| Middle Woodland period site | 2 |
| Mogollon archaeological site | 2 |
| Native American archaeological site | 2 |
| Native American mound | 2 |
| pre-Columbian ceremonial complex | 2 |
| pre-Columbian pyramid | 2 |
| pre-Columbian religious center | 2 |
| pre-Columbian town | 2 |
| pre-Hispanic site | 2 |
| Classic-period Maya site | 1 |
| Early Horizon site | 1 |
| Epi-Olmec site | 1 |
| Folsom culture site | 1 |
| Hopewell tradition site | 1 |
| Inca archaeological site sector | 1 |
| Incan archaeological site | 1 |
| Mississippian-period site | 1 |
| Mixtec ceremonial center | 1 |
| Paleo-Indian site | 1 |
| Paleoindian archaeological site | 1 |
| Preclassic Maya site | 1 |
| Purépecha archaeological site | 1 |
| Totonac settlement | 1 |
| pre-Columbian Mesoamerican structure | 1 |
| pre-Columbian archaeological remains | 1 |
| pre-Columbian fortress | 1 |
| pre-Columbian monumental structure | 1 |
| pre-Columbian pyramid complex | 1 |
| pre-Columbian settlement area | 1 |
| pre-Hispanic Mixtec center | 1 |
| pre-Hispanic ceremonial structure | 1 |
| pre-Hispanic cultural center | 1 |
| pre-Hispanic residential site | 1 |
| pre-Hispanic temple complex | 1 |
| pre-Inca fortress | 1 |
| pre-Inca monument | 1 |
| pre-Inca settlement | 1 |
| preceramic Andean site | 1 |
| preceramic mound | 1 |
| prehistoric Native American settlement | 1 |
| prehistoric Native American village | 1 |
| prehistoric Puebloan village | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: pre-Columbian site
Generated description
A pre-Columbian site is an archaeological location in the Americas that preserves evidence of human activity and cultures that existed before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492.
Instances (216)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Kohunlich | Maya archaeological site |
| Seip Earthworks | Hopewell culture site |
| Tiwanaku archaeological site | pre-Columbian ceremonial center |
| Oxtankah | Maya archaeological site |
| Pikillaqta | pre-Inca settlement |
| Viracochapampa | — |
| Sayil | Maya archaeological site |
| Labná | Maya archaeological site |
| Yaxuná | Maya archaeological site |
| Shiloh Indian Mounds | Mississippian culture site |
| Wari archaeological site | — |
| archaeological zone of Cholula | pre-Hispanic ceremonial center |
| Aztec Ruins | Ancestral Puebloan site |
| Turner Earthworks | Hopewell culture site |
| Dos Pilas | Classic-period Maya site |
| Funeral Mound | Native American mound |
| Pinson Mounds | Middle Woodland period site |
| Oxkintok | Maya archaeological site |
| Great Temple Mound | Mississippian culture archaeological site |
| Cornfield Mound | Native American mound |
| Tenayuca archaeological and historical area | pre-Hispanic site |
|
Mayan settlement of Ah Kim Pech
surface form:
Ah Kim Pech
|
pre-Columbian town |
| Yotoco archaeological sites | pre-Columbian archaeological site |
| Sonso archaeological sites | pre-Columbian archaeological site |
| Toniná | Maya archaeological site |
| Choquequirao | Incan archaeological site |
| Dzibilchaltún | Maya archaeological site |
| K’alla Q’asa fortress area | Inca archaeological site sector |
| Emerald Mound | Mississippian culture site |
| Hiwassee Island | prehistoric Native American site |
| Zona Arqueológica de Cuicuilco | pre-Hispanic settlement |
| Kolomoki Mounds | prehistoric Native American site |
|
Toledo District
surface form:
Lubaantun
|
Maya archaeological site |
| Bottle Creek Mounds | Mississippian culture site |
|
Comalcalco
surface form:
Comalcalco archaeological site
|
Maya archaeological site |
| Tuzigoot National Monument | pueblo ruin |
| La Galgada | preceramic site |
| Cerro Blanco (Nepeña Valley) | Early Horizon site |
| Spruce Tree House | Ancestral Puebloan site |
| Sun Temple | Ancestral Puebloan site |
| Far View Sites Complex | Ancestral Puebloan site |
| Wetherill Mesa archaeological sites | Ancestral Puebloan archaeological site |
| Altar de Sacrificios | Maya archaeological site |
| Seibal | Maya archaeological site |
| Pomona (Maya site) | Maya archaeological site |
| Moral-Reforma | Maya archaeological site |
| Accokeek Creek Site | prehistoric Native American site |
| Mummy Cave | Ancestral Puebloan site |
| Cutthroat Castle Group | Ancestral Puebloan site |
| Safety Harbor site | pre-Columbian archaeological site |