Dainzú
E167425
Dainzú is an ancient Zapotec archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico, notable for its terraced architecture and carved stone reliefs depicting ballgame scenes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dainzú canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1388707 — 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: Dainzú Context triple: [Zapotec civilization, hasMajorSite, Dainzú]
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A.
Rarámuri
The Rarámuri, also known as the Tarahumara, are an Indigenous people of northern Mexico renowned for their exceptional long-distance running abilities and traditional way of life in the canyons and mountains of the Sierra Madre.
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B.
Jandali
Jandali is an Arabic family name most notably associated with Abdulfattah Jandali, the biological father of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
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C.
Zimeysa
Zimeysa is a railway station in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland, serving local and regional train services on the Geneva–La Plaine line.
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D.
Barbalha
Barbalha is a municipality in northeastern Brazil known for its traditional cultural festivals and location in the state of Ceará.
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E.
Alaior
Alaior is a historic inland town and municipality on the Spanish island of Menorca, known for its traditional architecture and local cheese production.
- 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: Dainzú Target entity description: Dainzú is an ancient Zapotec archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico, notable for its terraced architecture and carved stone reliefs depicting ballgame scenes.
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A.
Rarámuri
The Rarámuri, also known as the Tarahumara, are an Indigenous people of northern Mexico renowned for their exceptional long-distance running abilities and traditional way of life in the canyons and mountains of the Sierra Madre.
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B.
Jandali
Jandali is an Arabic family name most notably associated with Abdulfattah Jandali, the biological father of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
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C.
Zimeysa
Zimeysa is a railway station in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland, serving local and regional train services on the Geneva–La Plaine line.
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D.
Barbalha
Barbalha is a municipality in northeastern Brazil known for its traditional cultural festivals and location in the state of Ceará.
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E.
Alaior
Alaior is a historic inland town and municipality on the Spanish island of Menorca, known for its traditional architecture and local cheese production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Zapotec archaeological site
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archaeological site ⓘ pre-Columbian site ⓘ |
| altName | Dainzú-Macuilxóchitl ⓘ |
| artStyle | Zapotec relief sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mesoamerican ballgame ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Oaxaca archaeological tradition ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culture | Zapotec civilization ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Mexican archaeologists ⓘ |
| distanceFromOaxacaCity | about 20 km southeast ⓘ |
| endDate | circa 1200 CE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Ignacio Bernal ⓘ |
| function |
ballgame center
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ceremonial center ⓘ residential center ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
patios
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platforms ⓘ stelae ⓘ stone relief panels ⓘ terraces ⓘ |
| hasReliefTheme |
ballplayers wearing protective gear
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ritual and warfare scenes ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
ceremonial structures
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pyramidal platforms ⓘ residential complexes ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected archaeological zone ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ballcourt
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ballgame reliefs ⓘ carved stone reliefs ⓘ terraced architecture ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Zapotec
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surface form:
Zapotec languages
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| locatedIn |
Oaxaca
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Oaxaca Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Valle Centrales de Oaxaca
|
| locatedInMunicipality | Tlacolula de Matamoros ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mitla
ⓘ
Oaxaca ⓘ
surface form:
Oaxaca City
|
| managedBy | INAH ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| partOf |
Oaxaca Valley
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surface form:
Valley of Oaxaca archaeological region
|
| region | Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| startDate | circa 600 BCE ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Classic period
ⓘ
Late Formative period ⓘ |
| tourism | open to the public ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dainzú Description of subject: Dainzú is an ancient Zapotec archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico, notable for its terraced architecture and carved stone reliefs depicting ballgame scenes.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Oaxaca (state)