Cacaxtla
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Cacaxtla is an ancient Mesoamerican archaeological site in central Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved, vividly colored murals depicting complex scenes of warfare, ritual, and daily life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cacaxtla canonical | 2 |
| Cacaxtla-Xochitécatl | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1232509 — 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: Cacaxtla Context triple: [Central Mexico, notableArchaeologicalSite, Cacaxtla]
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A.
Cuicuilco
Cuicuilco is an ancient pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Valley of Mexico, notable for its large circular pyramid and status as one of the region’s earliest urban centers.
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B.
Malinalco
Malinalco is a historic town in central Mexico renowned for its well-preserved Aztec rock-cut temple complex and scenic mountainous setting.
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C.
Palenque
Palenque is an ancient Maya city in modern-day Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved temples, palaces, and intricate inscriptions.
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D.
Monte Albán
Monte Albán is an ancient Zapotec archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico, renowned as one of the earliest and most important urban centers in Mesoamerican history.
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E.
Tenayuca
Tenayuca is a station and northern terminus of Mexico City’s Metrobús Line 3, serving as a key public transit hub in the area.
- 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: Cacaxtla Target entity description: Cacaxtla is an ancient Mesoamerican archaeological site in central Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved, vividly colored murals depicting complex scenes of warfare, ritual, and daily life.
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A.
Cuicuilco
Cuicuilco is an ancient pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Valley of Mexico, notable for its large circular pyramid and status as one of the region’s earliest urban centers.
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B.
Malinalco
Malinalco is a historic town in central Mexico renowned for its well-preserved Aztec rock-cut temple complex and scenic mountainous setting.
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C.
Palenque
Palenque is an ancient Maya city in modern-day Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved temples, palaces, and intricate inscriptions.
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D.
Monte Albán
Monte Albán is an ancient Zapotec archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico, renowned as one of the earliest and most important urban centers in Mesoamerican history.
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E.
Tenayuca
Tenayuca is a station and northern terminus of Mexico City’s Metrobús Line 3, serving as a key public transit hub in the area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican site
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Maya-influenced painting style
ⓘ
hybrid central Mexican and Maya style ⓘ |
| associatedCulture | Olmec-Xicalanca ⓘ |
| chronology | post-Teotihuacan era ⓘ |
| containsDepiction |
agricultural motifs
ⓘ
bird warriors ⓘ feathered serpents ⓘ jaguar warriors ⓘ maritime scenes ⓘ sacrificial rituals ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culture | Late Classic Mesoamerican ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | local farmers ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1975 ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia ⓘ |
| floruit | c. 650–900 CE ⓘ |
| function |
ceremonial center
ⓘ
elite residential complex ⓘ political center ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
defensive position on a hill
ⓘ
large platform complex ⓘ palatial architecture ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Gran Basamento
ⓘ
Portico A ⓘ Portico B ⓘ Red Temple ⓘ Temple of Venus ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important pre-Hispanic site of Tlaxcala ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Maya cities of the lowlands
ⓘ
Teotihuacan civilization ⓘ
surface form:
Teotihuacan
|
| knownFor |
polychrome wall paintings
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ritual scenes ⓘ scenes of daily life ⓘ warfare scenes ⓘ well-preserved murals ⓘ |
| languageEvidence | Mesoamerican iconography rather than long texts ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tlaxcala
ⓘ
central Mexico ⓘ |
| managedBy | Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia ⓘ |
| material | adobe and stone ⓘ |
| near |
San Miguel del Milagro
ⓘ
Xochitécatl ⓘ City of Puebla ⓘ
surface form:
city of Puebla
|
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | municipality of Nativitas ⓘ |
| preservationMethod | protective roof over murals ⓘ |
| region |
Tlaxcala Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Puebla-Tlaxcala Valley
|
| timePeriod | Late Classic period ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cacaxtla Description of subject: Cacaxtla is an ancient Mesoamerican archaeological site in central Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved, vividly colored murals depicting complex scenes of warfare, ritual, and daily life.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cacaxtla-Xochitécatl