ancient city of Cobá
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The ancient city of Cobá is a large pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for its extensive network of sacbeob (raised stone roads) and towering pyramid structures.
All labels observed (1)
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| ancient city of Cobá canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ancient city of Cobá Context triple: [Grupo Las Pinturas, partOf, ancient city of Cobá]
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A.
Maya city of Nojpetén
The Maya city of Nojpetén was the last independent Maya capital, located on an island in Lake Petén Itzá in present-day Guatemala, and remained unconquered by the Spanish until 1697.
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B.
Pangkal Balam
Pangkal Balam is a port town on Bangka Island in Indonesia that serves as an important hub for regional maritime transport and trade.
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C.
San Luis de Palenque
San Luis de Palenque is a rural municipality in eastern Colombia known for its cattle ranching, llanero (plains) culture, and location within the Orinoquía region.
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D.
Uxmal
Uxmal is a major ancient Maya city in present-day Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved Puuc-style architecture and impressive pyramids and palaces.
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E.
Calakmul
Calakmul is a major ancient Maya city and archaeological site in the jungles of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for its massive pyramids and extensive ruins.
- 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: ancient city of Cobá Target entity description: The ancient city of Cobá is a large pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for its extensive network of sacbeob (raised stone roads) and towering pyramid structures.
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A.
Maya city of Nojpetén
The Maya city of Nojpetén was the last independent Maya capital, located on an island in Lake Petén Itzá in present-day Guatemala, and remained unconquered by the Spanish until 1697.
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B.
Pangkal Balam
Pangkal Balam is a port town on Bangka Island in Indonesia that serves as an important hub for regional maritime transport and trade.
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C.
San Luis de Palenque
San Luis de Palenque is a rural municipality in eastern Colombia known for its cattle ranching, llanero (plains) culture, and location within the Orinoquía region.
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D.
Uxmal
Uxmal is a major ancient Maya city in present-day Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved Puuc-style architecture and impressive pyramids and palaces.
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E.
Calakmul
Calakmul is a major ancient Maya city and archaeological site in the jungles of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for its massive pyramids and extensive ruins.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya archaeological site
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ancient city ⓘ pre-Columbian settlement ⓘ |
| abandonmentPeriod | Postclassic period ⓘ |
| approximateEarliestOccupationDate | c. 100 BCE ⓘ |
| approximateFlourishingDates | c. 600–900 CE ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup | Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredByScholarsYear | 1926 ⓘ |
| distanceToChichénItzá_km | approximately 90 GENERATED ⓘ |
| distanceToTulum_km | approximately 44 GENERATED ⓘ |
| earliestOccupation | Preclassic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earlyExplorer |
Sylvanus G. Morley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Teobert Maler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment | lowland tropical forest ⓘ |
| excavatingInstitution | Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationStartDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| functionedAs |
regional Maya political center
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trade hub ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ballcourts
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lakes ⓘ residential platforms ⓘ sacbeob ⓘ stelae ⓘ temple pyramids ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLakes | yes ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Grupo Coba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grupo Las Pinturas NERFINISHED ⓘ Grupo Macanxoc NERFINISHED ⓘ La Iglesia pyramid NERFINISHED ⓘ Nohoch Mul NERFINISHED ⓘ ballcourts ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Nohoch Mul pyramid
NERFINISHED
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extensive network of sacbeob ⓘ large pyramid structures ⓘ stelae with hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Maya hieroglyphic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mexico
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Quintana Roo NERFINISHED ⓘ Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ |
| longestSacbeDestination | Yaxuná NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longestSacbeLength_km | approximately 100 ⓘ |
| managedBy | Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Tulum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestModernSettlement | Cobá village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NohochMul_height_m | approximately 42 ⓘ |
| NohochMul_instanceOf | pyramid ⓘ |
| NohochMul_statusInQuintanaRoo | one of the tallest Maya pyramids in Quintana Roo ⓘ |
| numberOfSacbeob | more than 40 GENERATED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| periodOfFlourishing | Classic period ⓘ |
| region | Yucatán Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sacbeobDefinition | raised stone causeways ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
archaeological tourism
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cultural tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | not inscribed as individual site as of 2024 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ancient city of Cobá Description of subject: The ancient city of Cobá is a large pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for its extensive network of sacbeob (raised stone roads) and towering pyramid structures.
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