Grotte de Pech Merle
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Grotte de Pech Merle is a famous prehistoric cave in southern France renowned for its well-preserved Paleolithic wall paintings and engravings.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grotte de Pech Merle canonical | 4 |
| Pech Merle cave | 3 |
| Pech Merle cave paintings | 2 |
| Grotte de Pech Merle prehistoric art site | 1 |
| Pech Merle prehistoric cave | 1 |
| Pech Merle prehistoric cave paintings | 1 |
| Peche Merle cave | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T717537 — 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: Grotte de Pech Merle Context triple: [Occitanie, hasNotableCave, Grotte de Pech Merle]
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A.
Grotte de Niaux
Grotte de Niaux is a famous prehistoric cave in southwestern France renowned for its well-preserved Paleolithic cave paintings.
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B.
Dent du Géant
Dent du Géant is a striking granite peak in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps, renowned among climbers for its distinctive tooth-like shape and challenging ascents.
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C.
Uplistsikhe cave city
Uplistsikhe cave city is an ancient rock-hewn town in eastern Georgia, notable for its complex of caves, tunnels, and structures carved into a cliff above the Mtkvari River.
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D.
Benagil Cave
Benagil Cave is a famous seaside grotto in Portugal known for its dramatic domed ceiling, natural skylight, and golden-sand beach accessible mainly by boat or kayak.
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E.
Grands Causses
Grands Causses is a rugged limestone plateau region in southern France known for its deep gorges, dramatic cliffs, and pastoral landscapes within the broader Massif Central.
- 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: Grotte de Pech Merle Target entity description: Grotte de Pech Merle is a famous prehistoric cave in southern France renowned for its well-preserved Paleolithic wall paintings and engravings.
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A.
Grotte de Niaux
Grotte de Niaux is a famous prehistoric cave in southwestern France renowned for its well-preserved Paleolithic cave paintings.
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B.
Dent du Géant
Dent du Géant is a striking granite peak in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps, renowned among climbers for its distinctive tooth-like shape and challenging ascents.
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C.
Uplistsikhe cave city
Uplistsikhe cave city is an ancient rock-hewn town in eastern Georgia, notable for its complex of caves, tunnels, and structures carved into a cliff above the Mtkvari River.
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D.
Benagil Cave
Benagil Cave is a famous seaside grotto in Portugal known for its dramatic domed ceiling, natural skylight, and golden-sand beach accessible mainly by boat or kayak.
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E.
Grands Causses
Grands Causses is a rugged limestone plateau region in southern France known for its deep gorges, dramatic cliffs, and pastoral landscapes within the broader Massif Central.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
prehistoric cave
ⓘ
show cave ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| containsDepictionOf |
bison
ⓘ
geometric signs ⓘ horses ⓘ human figures ⓘ human hands ⓘ mammoths ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
André David
ⓘ
Henri Dutetre ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| estimatedAge | about 25,000 years BP ⓘ |
| hasArtCulture |
Gravettian
ⓘ
Magdalenian ⓘ |
| hasArtPeriod |
Stone Age
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surface form:
Upper Paleolithic
|
| hasArtTechnique |
charcoal drawing
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engraving ⓘ finger tracing ⓘ spray painting ⓘ |
| hasConservationMeasure |
controlled lighting
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regulated humidity ⓘ restricted visitor numbers ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalType | limestone cave ⓘ |
| hasLength | approximately 1.5 kilometers of galleries ⓘ |
| hasManagement | local authorities of Cabrerets ⓘ |
| hasNearbyRiver | Célé River ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
engravings
ⓘ
natural concretions ⓘ negative hand stencils ⓘ prehistoric wall paintings ⓘ spotted horses panel ⓘ stalactites ⓘ stalagmites ⓘ |
| hasOnSiteMuseum | Musée de préhistoire du Pech Merle ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | historic monument of France ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
important for study of prehistoric symbolism
ⓘ
major site of Paleolithic parietal art ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Pech Merle cave system ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cabrerets
ⓘ
Lot department ⓘ Occitanie ⓘ
surface form:
Occitanie region
Southern France ⓘ
surface form:
southern France
|
| openedToPublic | 1920s ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grotte de Pech Merle Description of subject: Grotte de Pech Merle is a famous prehistoric cave in southern France renowned for its well-preserved Paleolithic wall paintings and engravings.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pech Merle prehistoric cave paintings
this entity surface form:
Peche Merle cave
subject surface form:
Lot (department)
this entity surface form:
Pech Merle cave
this entity surface form:
Pech Merle cave
this entity surface form:
Pech Merle cave paintings
this entity surface form:
Pech Merle prehistoric cave
subject surface form:
Spotted Horses panel
subject surface form:
Spotted Horses panel
this entity surface form:
Grotte de Pech Merle prehistoric art site