Alexander Thom
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Alexander Thom was a Scottish engineer and archaeoastronomer renowned for his influential surveys of megalithic sites and his controversial theories about prehistoric astronomy and measurement.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16924850 — 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: Alexander Thom Context triple: [Rollright Stones, surveyedBy, Alexander Thom]
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A.
Colin Renfrew
Colin Renfrew is a prominent British archaeologist and prehistorian known for his influential work on the prehistory of the Aegean and for reshaping theories about the origins of European civilization.
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B.
Graham Hancock
Graham Hancock is a British writer and journalist best known for his controversial theories about ancient civilizations, lost advanced cultures, and alternative interpretations of archaeological evidence.
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C.
Stuart Piggott
Stuart Piggott was a prominent 20th-century British archaeologist and prehistorian known for his influential excavations and scholarship on Neolithic and Bronze Age Britain.
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D.
Ian Greer
Ian Greer is a British academic and medical researcher who serves as the President and Vice-Chancellor of Queen’s University Belfast.
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E.
Geoffrey Lloyd
Geoffrey Lloyd was a British Conservative politician who served in several ministerial roles in the mid-20th century, particularly in areas related to energy and industry.
- 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: Alexander Thom Target entity description: Alexander Thom was a Scottish engineer and archaeoastronomer renowned for his influential surveys of megalithic sites and his controversial theories about prehistoric astronomy and measurement.
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A.
Colin Renfrew
Colin Renfrew is a prominent British archaeologist and prehistorian known for his influential work on the prehistory of the Aegean and for reshaping theories about the origins of European civilization.
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B.
Graham Hancock
Graham Hancock is a British writer and journalist best known for his controversial theories about ancient civilizations, lost advanced cultures, and alternative interpretations of archaeological evidence.
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C.
Stuart Piggott
Stuart Piggott was a prominent 20th-century British archaeologist and prehistorian known for his influential excavations and scholarship on Neolithic and Bronze Age Britain.
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D.
Ian Greer
Ian Greer is a British academic and medical researcher who serves as the President and Vice-Chancellor of Queen’s University Belfast.
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E.
Geoffrey Lloyd
Geoffrey Lloyd was a British Conservative politician who served in several ministerial roles in the mid-20th century, particularly in areas related to energy and industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
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