Mesita A
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Mesita A is one of the principal ceremonial and funerary terrace complexes within Colombia’s San Agustín Archaeological Park, notable for its megalithic tombs and carved stone statues.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mesita A canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7519018 — 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: Mesita A Context triple: [San Agustín Archaeological Park, hasComponentSite, Mesita A]
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A.
Tisch
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B.
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C.
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D.
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E.
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- 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: Mesita A Target entity description: Mesita A is one of the principal ceremonial and funerary terrace complexes within Colombia’s San Agustín Archaeological Park, notable for its megalithic tombs and carved stone statues.
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A.
Tisch
Tisch is a surname most prominently associated with the American Tisch family, known for their influence in business, philanthropy, and the entertainment industry.
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B.
Tabouret Berger
Tabouret Berger is a minimalist wooden stool designed by French modernist architect and designer Charlotte Perriand, known for its simple, functional form and use of natural materials.
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C.
Third Small Bench
Third Small Bench is a division of Japan’s Supreme Court that handles certain categories of appeals and legal cases.
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D.
Resolute desk
The Resolute desk is the iconic, ornately carved presidential desk in the Oval Office, originally crafted from the timbers of the British Arctic exploration ship HMS Resolute and used by many U.S. presidents.
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E.
Gofa
Gofa is an Omotic language spoken primarily by the Gofa people in southwestern Ethiopia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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ceremonial terrace complex ⓘ funerary terrace complex ⓘ megalithic complex ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ancestor veneration
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elite burials ⓘ mortuary rituals ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | protected within national archaeological park ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod |
Early 1st millennium CE
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Pre-Columbian ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | local inhabitants (pre-modern recognition) ⓘ |
| function |
ceremonial center
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funerary center ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalCulture | San Agustín culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
alignments of statues and tombs
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anthropomorphic statues ⓘ burial mounds ⓘ carved stone statues ⓘ ceremonial architecture ⓘ funerary architecture ⓘ iconography related to death and ancestors ⓘ megalithic tombs ⓘ monolithic sculptures ⓘ mythological figure carvings ⓘ stone altars ⓘ stone sarcophagi ⓘ terraced platforms ⓘ zoomorphic statues ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site: San Agustín Archaeological Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| isOneOf | principal ceremonial complexes of San Agustín Archaeological Park ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andes Mountains
NERFINISHED
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Huila Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNear | San Agustín municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managementBy | Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History (ICANH) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
andesite
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volcanic stone ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature | Magdalena River upper basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
San Agustín Archaeological Park
NERFINISHED
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San Agustín monumental core (Mesitas A, B, C) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeImportanceWithinPark | principal terrace complex ⓘ |
| subjectOf | archaeological research on San Agustín culture ⓘ |
| tourism | open to visitors ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSince | 1995 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mesita A Description of subject: Mesita A is one of the principal ceremonial and funerary terrace complexes within Colombia’s San Agustín Archaeological Park, notable for its megalithic tombs and carved stone statues.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.