Grotte de Mas d’Azil
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Grotte de Mas d’Azil is a large prehistoric cave in southwestern France renowned for its Paleolithic and Azilian archaeological remains and dramatic natural tunnel traversed by a road and river.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grotte de Mas d’Azil canonical | 1 |
| Mas-d’Azil | 1 |
| Mas-d’Azil Cave | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T717545 — 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 Mas d’Azil Context triple: [Occitanie, hasNotableCave, Grotte de Mas d’Azil]
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A.
Grotte de Pech Merle
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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B.
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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C.
Grotte des Demoiselles
Grotte des Demoiselles is a famous limestone show cave in southern France known for its vast chambers, dramatic stalactite and stalagmite formations, and underground cathedral-like hall.
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D.
Grotte de la Cocalière
Grotte de la Cocalière is a famous show cave in southern France known for its impressive limestone formations and underground galleries open to visitors.
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E.
Grotte de Bétharram
Grotte de Bétharram is an extensive show cave complex in southwestern France renowned for its impressive limestone formations and underground river, accessible via guided tours by foot, boat, and train.
- 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 Mas d’Azil Target entity description: Grotte de Mas d’Azil is a large prehistoric cave in southwestern France renowned for its Paleolithic and Azilian archaeological remains and dramatic natural tunnel traversed by a road and river.
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A.
Grotte de Pech Merle
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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B.
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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C.
Grotte des Demoiselles
Grotte des Demoiselles is a famous limestone show cave in southern France known for its vast chambers, dramatic stalactite and stalagmite formations, and underground cathedral-like hall.
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D.
Grotte de la Cocalière
Grotte de la Cocalière is a famous show cave in southern France known for its impressive limestone formations and underground galleries open to visitors.
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E.
Grotte de Bétharram
Grotte de Bétharram is an extensive show cave complex in southwestern France renowned for its impressive limestone formations and underground river, accessible via guided tours by foot, boat, and train.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
prehistoric cave ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture |
Azilian
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Magdalenian ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crossedBy | Arize River ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | local inhabitants ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Henri Breuil
ⓘ
Édouard Piette ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | late 19th century ⓘ |
| formedIn | limestone ⓘ |
| gaveNameTo | Azilian culture ⓘ |
| geologicalType | karst cave ⓘ |
| has |
interpretive displays
ⓘ
visitor center ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
large entrance portal
ⓘ
natural tunnel ⓘ subterranean galleries ⓘ |
| hasFinding |
engraved bones
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faunal remains ⓘ flint tools ⓘ harpoons ⓘ human remains ⓘ painted pebbles ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 19th century ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Monument historique of France ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Azilian culture remains
ⓘ
Magdalenian occupation ⓘ Paleolithic remains ⓘ decorated pebbles ⓘ human burials ⓘ prehistoric fauna remains ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ariège department
ⓘ
Occitanie ⓘ
surface form:
Occitanie region
southwestern France ⓘ |
| nearestSettlement |
Grotte de Mas d’Azil
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Mas-d’Azil
|
| offers | guided tours ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Pyrenean foothills karst system ⓘ |
| period |
Mesolithic
ⓘ
Upper Paleolithic ⓘ |
| significance |
key site for transition from Paleolithic to Mesolithic in Western Europe
ⓘ
type-site for Azilian culture ⓘ |
| traversedBy | road D119 ⓘ |
| usedAs |
prehistoric habitation site
ⓘ
refuge ⓘ ritual site ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grotte de Mas d’Azil Description of subject: Grotte de Mas d’Azil is a large prehistoric cave in southwestern France renowned for its Paleolithic and Azilian archaeological remains and dramatic natural tunnel traversed by a road and river.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mas-d’Azil
this entity surface form:
Mas-d’Azil Cave