Cuicuilco
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cuicuilco canonical | 2 |
| Teotihuacán | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T404280 — 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: Cuicuilco Context triple: [Valley of Mexico, archaeologicalSites, Cuicuilco]
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A.
Iztacalco
Iztacalco is one of the boroughs of Mexico City, known for its dense urban character, historic canals, and traditional neighborhoods.
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B.
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.
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C.
Tláhuac
Tláhuac is a largely semi-rural borough in the southeastern part of Mexico City, known for its chinampas (traditional canal-based agriculture) and rapid urbanization.
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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.
Palenque
Palenque is an ancient Maya city in modern-day Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved temples, palaces, and intricate inscriptions.
- 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: Cuicuilco Target entity description: 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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A.
Iztacalco
Iztacalco is one of the boroughs of Mexico City, known for its dense urban character, historic canals, and traditional neighborhoods.
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B.
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.
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C.
Tláhuac
Tláhuac is a largely semi-rural borough in the southeastern part of Mexico City, known for its chinampas (traditional canal-based agriculture) and rapid urbanization.
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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.
Palenque
Palenque is an ancient Maya city in modern-day Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved temples, palaces, and intricate inscriptions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
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archaeological site ⓘ pre-Columbian settlement ⓘ |
| approximateDestructionDate | around 1st–2nd century CE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
early state formation in central Mexico
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transition from village to urban society in Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culture | Formative-period Mesoamerican culture ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | eruption of Xitle volcano ⓘ |
| endTime | early centuries CE ⓘ |
| floruit | circa 600–150 BCE ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalZoneName | Zona Arqueológica de Cuicuilco ⓘ |
| hasConstructionMaterial |
earth
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stone ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
agricultural activities
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burials ⓘ ceremonial architecture ⓘ planned urban layout ⓘ residential areas ⓘ |
| hasExcavation | 20th-century archaeological excavations ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
ceremonial center
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political center ⓘ residential center ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
earthen and stone construction
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large circular pyramid platform ⓘ radial stairways ⓘ surrounding plazas ⓘ |
| hasShape | circular ceremonial platform ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | circular pyramid ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected archaeological zone ⓘ |
| influenced | later urban development in the Basin of Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mexico City
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Tlalpan ⓘ Valley of Mexico ⓘ southern Basin of Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ajusco volcanic region
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Pedregal de San Ángel lava field ⓘ |
| managedBy | Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia ⓘ |
| naturalHazard | lava flows from Xitle volcano ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Mexican national archaeological heritage ⓘ |
| period |
Formative period of Mesoamerica
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surface form:
Preclassic Mesoamerican period
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| significance |
among the first large ceremonial centers in central Mexico
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early example of monumental architecture in Mesoamerica ⓘ one of the earliest urban centers in the Valley of Mexico ⓘ |
| startTime | around 800 BCE ⓘ |
| timeDepth | Late Formative period ⓘ |
| tourismType | cultural tourism site ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cuicuilco Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Otumba
this entity surface form:
Teotihuacán