Criel Mound
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Criel Mound is a large prehistoric Native American burial mound in West Virginia, attributed to the Adena culture and notable as one of the most significant surviving earthworks in the Ohio Valley region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Criel Mound canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9738740 — 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: Criel Mound Context triple: [Adena culture, hasSite, Criel Mound]
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A.
Craig Mound
Craig Mound is the largest and most prominent burial mound at the Spiro Mounds archaeological site in Oklahoma, renowned for its rich trove of Mississippian cultural artifacts.
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B.
King Henry’s Mound
King Henry’s Mound is a historic viewing point in Richmond Park, London, famed for its protected long-distance vista towards St Paul’s Cathedral.
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C.
Liddle Burnt Mound
Liddle Burnt Mound is a Bronze Age archaeological site on South Ronaldsay in Orkney, Scotland, notable for its well-preserved burnt mound and associated structures that shed light on prehistoric domestic and industrial activities.
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D.
Mound of Down
The Mound of Down is an ancient earthwork fortification and historic site near Downpatrick in County Down, Northern Ireland.
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E.
Blackhammer Chambered Cairn
Blackhammer Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic stone burial monument on the Orkney island of Rousay in Scotland, noted for its well-preserved chambered tomb structure.
- 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: Criel Mound Target entity description: Criel Mound is a large prehistoric Native American burial mound in West Virginia, attributed to the Adena culture and notable as one of the most significant surviving earthworks in the Ohio Valley region.
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A.
Craig Mound
Craig Mound is the largest and most prominent burial mound at the Spiro Mounds archaeological site in Oklahoma, renowned for its rich trove of Mississippian cultural artifacts.
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B.
King Henry’s Mound
King Henry’s Mound is a historic viewing point in Richmond Park, London, famed for its protected long-distance vista towards St Paul’s Cathedral.
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C.
Liddle Burnt Mound
Liddle Burnt Mound is a Bronze Age archaeological site on South Ronaldsay in Orkney, Scotland, notable for its well-preserved burnt mound and associated structures that shed light on prehistoric domestic and industrial activities.
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D.
Mound of Down
The Mound of Down is an ancient earthwork fortification and historic site near Downpatrick in County Down, Northern Ireland.
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E.
Blackhammer Chambered Cairn
Blackhammer Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic stone burial monument on the Orkney island of Rousay in Scotland, noted for its well-preserved chambered tomb structure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
burial mound ⓘ prehistoric earthwork ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Adena burial practices
ⓘ
prehistoric Native American mortuary rituals ⓘ |
| belongsToEthnicGroup | Native Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Archaeological sites in West Virginia
ⓘ
Mounds in the United States ⓘ Native American history of West Virginia ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Adena people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Adena culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalCulture | Adena culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandmarkType | prehistoric mound ⓘ |
| hasPreservationStatus | protected historic site ⓘ |
| hasType | conical mound ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| heritageStatus | prehistoric Native American site ⓘ |
| isAmong | largest conical mounds in the Ohio Valley ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kanawha County, West Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Charleston, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Ohio Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | north bank of the Kanawha River ⓘ |
| material | earth ⓘ |
| notableFor |
archaeological importance
ⓘ
size ⓘ state of preservation ⓘ |
| NRHPState | West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| NRHPType | site ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Adena mound-building tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Early Woodland period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Appalachian region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the largest surviving Native American mounds in the Ohio Valley
ⓘ
one of the most important Adena culture earthworks ⓘ |
| state | West Virginia ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial
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ceremonial purposes ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Criel Mound Description of subject: Criel Mound is a large prehistoric Native American burial mound in West Virginia, attributed to the Adena culture and notable as one of the most significant surviving earthworks in the Ohio Valley region.
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