Erlitou site
E186370
The Erlitou site is an important early Bronze Age urban and cultural center in China, widely associated by many scholars with the archaeological remains of the legendary Xia dynasty.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Erlitou culture | 3 |
| Erlitou Site Museum of the Xia Capital | 1 |
| Erlitou site canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1624822 — 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: Erlitou site Context triple: [Henan Province, containsArchaeologicalSite, Erlitou site]
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A.
Yinxu
Yinxu is the archaeological site of the late Shang dynasty capital near Anyang, China, renowned for its oracle bone inscriptions and royal tombs.
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B.
Mawangdui Han Tombs
Mawangdui Han Tombs is an archaeological site near Changsha in Hunan, China, famous for its exceptionally well-preserved Western Han dynasty tombs, artifacts, and the mummified body of Lady Dai.
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C.
Fuling Tomb
Fuling Tomb is an imperial mausoleum complex near Shenyang that serves as the burial site of Nurhaci, the founding emperor of the Qing dynasty, and is part of the UNESCO-listed Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
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D.
Daming Palace site
The Daming Palace site is the archaeological remains of the grand imperial palace complex of the Tang dynasty, located in present-day Xi'an, China.
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E.
Shangdu
Shangdu was the summer capital of Kublai Khan’s Yuan dynasty in China, later immortalized in Western literature as the fabled city of Xanadu.
- 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: Erlitou site Target entity description: The Erlitou site is an important early Bronze Age urban and cultural center in China, widely associated by many scholars with the archaeological remains of the legendary Xia dynasty.
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A.
Yinxu
Yinxu is the archaeological site of the late Shang dynasty capital near Anyang, China, renowned for its oracle bone inscriptions and royal tombs.
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B.
Mawangdui Han Tombs
Mawangdui Han Tombs is an archaeological site near Changsha in Hunan, China, famous for its exceptionally well-preserved Western Han dynasty tombs, artifacts, and the mummified body of Lady Dai.
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C.
Fuling Tomb
Fuling Tomb is an imperial mausoleum complex near Shenyang that serves as the burial site of Nurhaci, the founding emperor of the Qing dynasty, and is part of the UNESCO-listed Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
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D.
Daming Palace site
The Daming Palace site is the archaeological remains of the grand imperial palace complex of the Tang dynasty, located in present-day Xi'an, China.
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E.
Shangdu
Shangdu was the summer capital of Kublai Khan’s Yuan dynasty in China, later immortalized in Western literature as the fabled city of Xanadu.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bronze Age site
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archaeological site ⓘ cultural center ⓘ urban settlement ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture |
Erlitou site
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Erlitou culture
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| associatedWith |
Xia dynasty
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early Bronze Age China ⓘ early Chinese state formation ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culture |
Erlitou site
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Erlitou culture
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| debatedIdentification | capital of the Xia dynasty ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1950s ⓘ |
| endDate | c. 1500 BCE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Chinese archaeologists ⓘ |
| followedBy | Erligang culture sites ⓘ |
| governedBy |
State Administration of Cultural Heritage
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surface form:
State Administration of Cultural Heritage of China
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| hasFeature |
bronze foundry
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ceremonial areas ⓘ palatial complex ⓘ rammed-earth foundations ⓘ residential areas ⓘ road network ⓘ tombs ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| hasMuseum |
Erlitou site
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Erlitou Site Museum of the Xia Capital
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| knownFor |
early bronze ritual vessels
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evidence of early urban planning ⓘ large-scale palatial architecture ⓘ turquoise-inlaid artifacts ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Henan Province
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Luoyang ⓘ
surface form:
Luoyang region
Yanshi ⓘ central China ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
bone artifacts
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bronze ⓘ jade ⓘ pottery ⓘ turquoise ⓘ |
| near | Luo River ⓘ |
| period | Early Bronze Age ⓘ |
| precededBy | Longshan culture sites in the region ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
emergence of early Chinese kingship
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origin of Chinese civilization ⓘ |
| significance |
earliest known large urban center in the Yellow River valley
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key site for study of Xia–Shang transition ⓘ |
| startDate | c. 1900 BCE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Erlitou site Description of subject: The Erlitou site is an important early Bronze Age urban and cultural center in China, widely associated by many scholars with the archaeological remains of the legendary Xia dynasty.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Erlitou culture
this entity surface form:
Erlitou Site Museum of the Xia Capital
this entity surface form:
Erlitou culture
this entity surface form:
Erlitou culture