Tell es-Sultan
E122917
Tell es-Sultan is the ancient archaeological mound identified with early Jericho, renowned as one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the world.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tell es-Sultan canonical | 3 |
| Tell es-Sultan archaeological park | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1030665 — 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: Tell es-Sultan Context triple: [Jericho, hasArchaeologicalMound, Tell es-Sultan]
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A.
Kasr Al Ainy
Kasr Al Ainy is a historic medical campus and hospital complex in Cairo that serves as the main site of Cairo University's Faculty of Medicine.
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B.
Fes el-Bali
Fes el-Bali is the historic walled medina of Fez, Morocco, renowned for its medieval architecture, maze-like streets, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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C.
El Jem
El Jem is a historic town in eastern Tunisia renowned for its remarkably well-preserved Roman amphitheatre, one of the largest in the ancient world.
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D.
Hatra
Hatra is an ancient fortified city in northern Iraq, renowned for its well-preserved blend of Hellenistic and Parthian architecture and its role as a major religious and trading center in the early centuries CE.
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E.
Qasr Ibrim
Qasr Ibrim is an important archaeological site in southern Egypt, known for its well-preserved remains spanning Pharaonic, Roman, Christian, and Islamic periods.
- 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: Tell es-Sultan Target entity description: Tell es-Sultan is the ancient archaeological mound identified with early Jericho, renowned as one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the world.
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A.
Kasr Al Ainy
Kasr Al Ainy is a historic medical campus and hospital complex in Cairo that serves as the main site of Cairo University's Faculty of Medicine.
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B.
Fes el-Bali
Fes el-Bali is the historic walled medina of Fez, Morocco, renowned for its medieval architecture, maze-like streets, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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C.
El Jem
El Jem is a historic town in eastern Tunisia renowned for its remarkably well-preserved Roman amphitheatre, one of the largest in the ancient world.
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D.
Hatra
Hatra is an ancient fortified city in northern Iraq, renowned for its well-preserved blend of Hellenistic and Parthian architecture and its role as a major religious and trading center in the early centuries CE.
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E.
Qasr Ibrim
Qasr Ibrim is an important archaeological site in southern Egypt, known for its well-preserved remains spanning Pharaonic, Roman, Christian, and Islamic periods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient settlement
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ tell ⓘ |
| associatedWithAncientCity | Jericho ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| country | State of Palestine ⓘ |
| culturalLayerCount | dozens of occupation levels ⓘ |
| distanceFromModernJerichoCenter | about 2 kilometres north ⓘ |
| earliestOccupation | Natufian culture ⓘ |
| earliestOccupationDate | c. 10th millennium BCE ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 250 metres below sea level ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Italian-Palestinian archaeological missions
ⓘ
John Garstang ⓘ Kathleen Kenyon ⓘ |
| firstMajorExcavationBy |
Carl Watzinger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ernst Sellin ⓘ |
| firstMajorExcavationStartDate | 1907 ⓘ |
| GarstangExcavationPeriod | 1930–1936 ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalMethod | stratigraphic excavation ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
complex social organization
ⓘ
early agriculture ⓘ sedentary village life ⓘ |
| hasFind |
Neolithic domestic architecture
ⓘ
agricultural installations ⓘ plastered skulls ⓘ pottery from multiple periods ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| hasPeriod |
Bronze Age
ⓘ
Iron Age ⓘ Pre-Pottery Neolithic ⓘ
surface form:
Pre-Pottery Neolithic A
Pre-Pottery Neolithic ⓘ
surface form:
Pre-Pottery Neolithic B
|
| hasStructure |
Neolithic stone tower
ⓘ
city walls ⓘ ditches and ramparts ⓘ |
| KenyonExcavationPeriod | 1952–1958 ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Tell Sultan
ⓘ
Jericho ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Jericho
|
| locatedIn |
Jericho
ⓘ
Palestinian territories ⓘ
surface form:
Palestine
West Bank ⓘ |
| near | Jordan River ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early fortification walls
ⓘ
early urban development ⓘ massive Neolithic tower ⓘ one of the oldest known continuously inhabited settlements ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Jordan Valley ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCriteria |
(iii)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 2023 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tell es-Sultan Description of subject: Tell es-Sultan is the ancient archaeological mound identified with early Jericho, renowned as one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the world.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tell es-Sultan archaeological park