Caracol
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Caracol is a large ancient Maya city in present-day Belize, known for its extensive ruins, monumental architecture, and historical significance as a powerful regional center.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Caracol canonical | 11 |
| Caracol Archaeological Reserve | 1 |
| Great Palace of Sayil | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1350700 — 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: Caracol Context triple: [Maya civilization, majorSite, Caracol]
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A.
Copán
Copán is an ancient Maya city in present-day Honduras renowned for its elaborate stone sculptures, hieroglyphic inscriptions, and well-preserved archaeological remains.
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B.
Calakmul
Calakmul is a major ancient Maya city and archaeological site in the jungles of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for its massive pyramids and extensive ruins.
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C.
Tikal
Tikal is an ancient Maya city in present-day Guatemala, renowned for its towering pyramids, extensive ruins, and role as a powerful political and cultural center of the Classic Maya civilization.
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D.
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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E.
Uxmal
Uxmal is a major ancient Maya city in present-day Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved Puuc-style architecture and impressive pyramids and palaces.
- 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: Caracol Target entity description: Caracol is a large ancient Maya city in present-day Belize, known for its extensive ruins, monumental architecture, and historical significance as a powerful regional center.
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A.
Copán
Copán is an ancient Maya city in present-day Honduras renowned for its elaborate stone sculptures, hieroglyphic inscriptions, and well-preserved archaeological remains.
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B.
Calakmul
Calakmul is a major ancient Maya city and archaeological site in the jungles of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for its massive pyramids and extensive ruins.
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C.
Tikal
Tikal is an ancient Maya city in present-day Guatemala, renowned for its towering pyramids, extensive ruins, and role as a powerful political and cultural center of the Classic Maya civilization.
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D.
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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E.
Uxmal
Uxmal is a major ancient Maya city in present-day Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved Puuc-style architecture and impressive pyramids and palaces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Maya city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ pre-Columbian city ⓘ pyramid ⓘ |
| abandoned | Late Classic / Terminal Classic period ⓘ |
| area | approximately 200 square kilometers (urban and agricultural zone) ⓘ |
| civilization | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| country | Belize ⓘ |
| culture | Classic Maya ⓘ |
| engagedIn | warfare with neighboring Maya polities ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Belize Institute of Archaeology
ⓘ
archaeologists Arlen Chase and Diane Chase ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring | Late Classic period ⓘ |
| governingDynasty | Maya royal dynasty ⓘ |
| hasHighestStructure | Caana ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Caana
ⓘ
E-Group architectural complex ⓘ
surface form:
E-Group complex
agricultural terraces ⓘ ballcourts ⓘ causeways ⓘ palace complexes ⓘ plazas ⓘ residential groups ⓘ temple pyramids ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Maya hieroglyphs
ⓘ
surface form:
Maya hieroglyphic script
|
| height | approximately 43 meters ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance |
important center for understanding Classic Maya political history
ⓘ
one of the largest Maya sites in Belize ⓘ |
| inscriptionsOn |
altars
ⓘ
building facades ⓘ stelae ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Caracol
ⓘ
surface form:
Caracol Archaeological Reserve
|
| locatedIn |
Belize
ⓘ
Caracol self-linksurface differs ⓘ Cayo District ⓘ Maya Mountains ⓘ |
| majorUrbanDevelopment | circa 6th century CE ⓘ |
| modernAccess | road from San Ignacio, Belize ⓘ |
| notableEvent | defeat of Tikal in 562 CE ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elaborate residential compounds
ⓘ
extensive agricultural terraces ⓘ extensive ruins ⓘ hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ large causeway system (sacbeob) ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ |
| peakPopulation | over 100,000 inhabitants (estimated) ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
major regional capital
ⓘ
powerful Maya city-state ⓘ |
| protectedAs | archaeological reserve ⓘ |
| region | Central America ⓘ |
| rival |
Naranjo
ⓘ
Tikal ⓘ |
| startDate | circa 1st millennium BCE (early occupation) ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Classic period ⓘ |
| tourism | open to visitors ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Caracol Description of subject: Caracol is a large ancient Maya city in present-day Belize, known for its extensive ruins, monumental architecture, and historical significance as a powerful regional center.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Maya civilization
subject surface form:
Classic period (Maya civilization)
this entity surface form:
Great Palace of Sayil