Moundville Archaeological Park
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Moundville Archaeological Park is a major pre-Columbian Native American site featuring large earthen mounds and artifacts from the Mississippian culture, located along the Black Warrior River in Alabama.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moundville | 3 |
| Moundville Archaeological Site | 2 |
| Moundville Archaeological Museum | 1 |
| Moundville Archaeological Park canonical | 1 |
| Moundville Site | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T820757 — 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: Moundville Archaeological Park Context triple: [Alabama, containsHistoricSite, Moundville Archaeological Park]
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A.
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park is a protected archaeological and cultural site preserving ancient Native American earthen mounds and artifacts along the Ocmulgee River.
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B.
Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park
Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park is a historic riverside site in Prince George’s County, Maryland, featuring Native American, colonial, and early American archaeological remains and interpretive exhibits.
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C.
Mound City
Mound City is a historical nickname for St. Louis, Missouri, referencing the region’s ancient Native American earthwork mounds.
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D.
Heritage Hill State Historical Park
Heritage Hill State Historical Park is an open-air museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin, featuring preserved and reconstructed historic buildings that interpret the region’s cultural and historical heritage.
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E.
Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park
Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park is a historic ornamental garden and recreational state park in Tallahassee, Florida, known for its landscaped grounds, camellias, azaleas, and scenic lakefront.
- 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: Moundville Archaeological Park Target entity description: Moundville Archaeological Park is a major pre-Columbian Native American site featuring large earthen mounds and artifacts from the Mississippian culture, located along the Black Warrior River in Alabama.
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A.
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park is a protected archaeological and cultural site preserving ancient Native American earthen mounds and artifacts along the Ocmulgee River.
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B.
Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park
Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park is a historic riverside site in Prince George’s County, Maryland, featuring Native American, colonial, and early American archaeological remains and interpretive exhibits.
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C.
Mound City
Mound City is a historical nickname for St. Louis, Missouri, referencing the region’s ancient Native American earthwork mounds.
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D.
Heritage Hill State Historical Park
Heritage Hill State Historical Park is an open-air museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin, featuring preserved and reconstructed historic buildings that interpret the region’s cultural and historical heritage.
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E.
Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park
Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park is a historic ornamental garden and recreational state park in Tallahassee, Florida, known for its landscaped grounds, camellias, azaleas, and scenic lakefront.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mississippian culture site
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archaeological site ⓘ open-air museum ⓘ prehistoric Native American site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Moundville Archaeological Park
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surface form:
Moundville Archaeological Site
Moundville Archaeological Park ⓘ
surface form:
Moundville Site
|
| area | about 326 acres ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Mississippian culture
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surface form:
Mississippian peoples
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| associatedWith |
southeastern ceremonial complex
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surface form:
Southeastern Ceremonial Complex
|
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culture | Mississippian culture ⓘ |
| earliestOccupation | circa 1000 CE ⓘ |
| functionedAs | regional chiefdom center ⓘ |
| hasArtifactType |
ceremonial objects
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copper artifacts ⓘ engraved pottery ⓘ shell gorgets ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Moundville Archaeological Park
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Moundville Archaeological Museum
burial mounds ⓘ defensive palisade (archaeological evidence) ⓘ earthen platform mounds ⓘ interpretive trails ⓘ plaza ⓘ reconstructed Native American structures ⓘ visitor center ⓘ |
| hasLayout | rectangular plaza surrounded by platform mounds ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMounds | approximately 29 ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
Native American history of Alabama
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pre-Columbian archaeology ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alabama
ⓘ
Hale County ⓘ
surface form:
Hale County, Alabama
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Black Warrior River ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Alabama Museum of Natural History
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surface form:
University of Alabama Museums
|
| nearestCity | Moundville, Alabama ⓘ |
| NRHPDesignationYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| offers |
archaeological exhibits
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cultural events ⓘ educational programs ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| ownedBy | University of Alabama ⓘ |
| peakOccupationPeriod | circa 1200–1450 CE ⓘ |
| significance |
major political and ceremonial center of the Mississippian culture
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one of the largest Mississippian sites in the Southeastern United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Moundville Archaeological Park Description of subject: Moundville Archaeological Park is a major pre-Columbian Native American site featuring large earthen mounds and artifacts from the Mississippian culture, located along the Black Warrior River in Alabama.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Moundville
this entity surface form:
Moundville
Moundville Archaeological Park
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hasFeature
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Moundville Archaeological Park
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Moundville Archaeological Museum
this entity surface form:
Moundville Site
this entity surface form:
Moundville Archaeological Site
subject surface form:
Southeastern Ceremonial Complex
this entity surface form:
Moundville Archaeological Site
this entity surface form:
Moundville