Cobá archaeological site

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ancient Maya city archaeological site

The Cobá archaeological site is a large ancient Maya city in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for its extensive network of sacbeob (raised stone roads) and impressive temple pyramids amid dense jungle.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Cobá archaeological site canonical	8
Cobá archaeological zone	2
Cobá ruins	1
Quintana Roo archaeological zone of Cobá	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10290855 — 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: Cobá archaeological site
Context triple: [Nohoch Mul pyramid, locatedIn, Cobá archaeological site]

A. Xochicalco archaeological site
Xochicalco archaeological site is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican city known for its impressive pyramids, observatory, and well-preserved reliefs that reflect a blend of cultural influences.
B. Xel-Há archaeological site
Xel-Há archaeological site is an ancient Maya coastal settlement in Quintana Roo, Mexico, known for its strategic port, religious structures, and role in regional trade networks.
C. Ekʼ Balam archaeological site
Ekʼ Balam archaeological site is an ancient Maya city in Yucatán, Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved acropolis, elaborate stucco sculptures, and impressive defensive walls.
D. Cuauhtinchan archaeological site
The Cuauhtinchan archaeological site is a pre-Hispanic rock-cut temple complex at Malinalco, Mexico, renowned for its intricately carved ceremonial structures associated with Aztec military and religious practices.
E. Tulum archaeological site
The Tulum archaeological site is a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city dramatically situated on cliffs overlooking the Caribbean Sea, renowned for its well-preserved temples and coastal views.
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: Cobá archaeological site
Target entity description: The Cobá archaeological site is a large ancient Maya city in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for its extensive network of sacbeob (raised stone roads) and impressive temple pyramids amid dense jungle.

A. Xochicalco archaeological site
Xochicalco archaeological site is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican city known for its impressive pyramids, observatory, and well-preserved reliefs that reflect a blend of cultural influences.
B. Xel-Há archaeological site
Xel-Há archaeological site is an ancient Maya coastal settlement in Quintana Roo, Mexico, known for its strategic port, religious structures, and role in regional trade networks.
C. Ekʼ Balam archaeological site
Ekʼ Balam archaeological site is an ancient Maya city in Yucatán, Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved acropolis, elaborate stucco sculptures, and impressive defensive walls.
D. Cuauhtinchan archaeological site
The Cuauhtinchan archaeological site is a pre-Hispanic rock-cut temple complex at Malinalco, Mexico, renowned for its intricately carved ceremonial structures associated with Aztec military and religious practices.
E. Tulum archaeological site
The Tulum archaeological site is a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city dramatically situated on cliffs overlooking the Caribbean Sea, renowned for its well-preserved temples and coastal views.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Maya city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ
abandonedBy	Postclassic period ⓘ
civilization	Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
discoveredByScholars	early 20th century ⓘ
earliestOccupation	Preclassic period ⓘ
environment	tropical lowland forest ⓘ
excavationBegan	1970s ⓘ
firstReportedBy	Alfred Tozzer NERFINISHED ⓘ Teobert Maler NERFINISHED ⓘ
flourishedDuring	Late Classic period ⓘ c. 600–900 CE ⓘ
hasFeature	ball courts ⓘ causeways ⓘ dense jungle surroundings ⓘ lakes ⓘ raised stone roads ⓘ sacbeob ⓘ stelae ⓘ temple pyramids ⓘ
hasRoadConnectionTo	Yaxuná NERFINISHED ⓘ other Maya settlements in the region ⓘ
hasStructure	Grupo Coba NERFINISHED ⓘ Grupo Macanxoc NERFINISHED ⓘ Grupo Pinturas NERFINISHED ⓘ Ixmoja temple NERFINISHED ⓘ La Iglesia pyramid NERFINISHED ⓘ Nohoch Mul pyramid NERFINISHED ⓘ ball court structures ⓘ
heritageStatus	protected archaeological zone of Mexico ⓘ
highestStructure	Nohoch Mul pyramid NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	Nohoch Mul pyramid NERFINISHED ⓘ epigraphic monuments ⓘ extensive network of sacbeob ⓘ large size of the ancient city ⓘ
locatedIn	Quintana Roo NERFINISHED ⓘ Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ
locatedNear	Caribbean coast of Mexico ⓘ Tulum NERFINISHED ⓘ
managedBy	Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia NERFINISHED ⓘ
material	limestone ⓘ
maximumHeight	about 137 feet ⓘ about 42 meters ⓘ
nearbyWaterBody	Lake Coba NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Macanxoc NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfSacbeob	more than 40 documented sacbeob GENERATED ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
region	Maya Lowlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
sacbeobTotalLength	over 100 kilometers ⓘ
timePeriod	Classic period of Maya civilization ⓘ
tourismActivity	cultural tourism ⓘ ecotourism ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nohoch Mul pyramid → locatedIn → Cobá archaeological site ⓘ

Nohoch Mul pyramid → partOf → Cobá archaeological site ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cobá archaeological zone

Grupo Cobá → associatedWith → Cobá archaeological site ⓘ

Grupo Nohoch Mul → heritageSiteWithin → Cobá archaeological site ⓘ

Grupo Las Pinturas → locatedIn → Cobá archaeological site ⓘ

Grupo Las Pinturas → partOf → Cobá archaeological site ⓘ

Grupo Las Pinturas → isTouristAttractionIn → Cobá archaeological site ⓘ

Lake Cobá → borders → Cobá archaeological site ⓘ

Lake Cobá → locatedNear → Cobá archaeological site ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cobá ruins

Lake Macanxoc → adjacentTo → Cobá archaeological site ⓘ

Lake Macanxoc → locatedInProtectedArea → Cobá archaeological site ⓘ

this entity surface form: Quintana Roo archaeological zone of Cobá

Archaeological Monuments Zone of Mexico → includes → Cobá archaeological site ⓘ