San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán
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San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán is a major Olmec archaeological site in southern Mexico, renowned for its colossal stone heads and status as one of Mesoamerica’s earliest urban centers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T631377 — 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: San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán Context triple: [Veracruz, hasArchaeologicalSite, San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán]
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A.
Tenochtitlan
Tenochtitlan was the capital city of the Aztec Empire, a vast and sophisticated metropolis built on an island in Lake Texcoco in central Mexico.
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B.
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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C.
Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City
Cuauhtémoc is a central borough of Mexico City that serves as the city’s historic, political, and cultural core, encompassing major landmarks, government buildings, and commercial districts.
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D.
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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E.
Coyoacán
Coyoacán is a historic and culturally rich borough in southern Mexico City, known for its colonial architecture, cobblestone streets, and artistic heritage.
- 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: San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán Target entity description: San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán is a major Olmec archaeological site in southern Mexico, renowned for its colossal stone heads and status as one of Mesoamerica’s earliest urban centers.
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A.
Tenochtitlan
Tenochtitlan was the capital city of the Aztec Empire, a vast and sophisticated metropolis built on an island in Lake Texcoco in central Mexico.
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B.
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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C.
Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City
Cuauhtémoc is a central borough of Mexico City that serves as the city’s historic, political, and cultural core, encompassing major landmarks, government buildings, and commercial districts.
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D.
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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E.
Coyoacán
Coyoacán is a historic and culturally rich borough in southern Mexico City, known for its colonial architecture, cobblestone streets, and artistic heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican site
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Olmec site ⓘ ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Olmec civilization ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | Formative period ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | after c. 1000 BCE ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Matthew Stirling ⓘ |
| estimatedPopulationPeak | several thousand inhabitants ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Matthew Stirling
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Michael D. Coe ⓘ Richard A. Diehl ⓘ |
| followedBy | La Venta ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidenceOf |
elite residences
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long-distance trade ⓘ social stratification ⓘ specialized craft production ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSiteType |
ceremonial center
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residential center ⓘ |
| hasColossalHeadsCount | at least 10 colossal heads ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
altars and thrones
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artificially modified plateau ⓘ basalt monuments ⓘ colossal heads ⓘ drainage systems ⓘ earthen mounds ⓘ sculpted basalt drains ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important pre-Columbian heritage site of Mexico ⓘ |
| knownFor |
colossal stone heads
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complex earthen mounds and platforms ⓘ early urban development in Mesoamerica ⓘ monumental basalt sculptures ⓘ |
| languageOfInhabitants | likely Mixe–Zoquean language (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Veracruz
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southern Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Mexico ⓘ |
| materialOfMonuments | basalt ⓘ |
| near |
Coatzacoalcos River
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surface form:
Coatzacoalcos River basin
Gulf Coast lowlands of Mexico ⓘ |
| partOf | Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| partOfTradition | Olmec monumental art tradition ⓘ |
| periodOfFlourishing |
Early Formative period
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c. 1400–1000 BCE ⓘ |
| precededBy | early Olmec village settlements in the region ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
earliest major Olmec capital
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one of the earliest urban centers in Mesoamerica ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán Description of subject: San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán is a major Olmec archaeological site in southern Mexico, renowned for its colossal stone heads and status as one of Mesoamerica’s earliest urban centers.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.