Swartkrans
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Swartkrans is a key paleoanthropological cave site in South Africa renowned for its rich fossil hominin remains and evidence of early human behavior.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swartkrans canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1126642 — 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: Swartkrans Context triple: [Cradle of Humankind, contains, Swartkrans]
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A.
Secretary bird
The secretary bird is a large, long-legged bird of prey native to sub-Saharan Africa, known for its distinctive eagle-like body, crane-like legs, and habit of hunting snakes on foot.
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B.
Würger
Würger is the German nickname for the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, a highly regarded World War II Luftwaffe fighter aircraft known for its powerful engine and combat effectiveness.
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C.
Aquila verreauxii
Aquila verreauxii, commonly known as Verreaux's eagle or the black eagle, is a large, predominantly black bird of prey native to mountainous and rocky regions of sub-Saharan Africa.
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D.
Phacochoerus africanus
Phacochoerus africanus, commonly known as the common warthog, is a wild pig species native to sub-Saharan Africa, recognizable by its facial warts, curved tusks, and adaptation to savanna and grassland habitats.
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E.
Acanthisitti
Acanthisitti is a small, ancient suborder of New Zealand wrens considered among the most basal and evolutionarily distinct lineages of passerine birds.
- 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: Swartkrans Target entity description: Swartkrans is a key paleoanthropological cave site in South Africa renowned for its rich fossil hominin remains and evidence of early human behavior.
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A.
Secretary bird
The secretary bird is a large, long-legged bird of prey native to sub-Saharan Africa, known for its distinctive eagle-like body, crane-like legs, and habit of hunting snakes on foot.
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B.
Würger
Würger is the German nickname for the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, a highly regarded World War II Luftwaffe fighter aircraft known for its powerful engine and combat effectiveness.
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C.
Aquila verreauxii
Aquila verreauxii, commonly known as Verreaux's eagle or the black eagle, is a large, predominantly black bird of prey native to mountainous and rocky regions of sub-Saharan Africa.
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D.
Phacochoerus africanus
Phacochoerus africanus, commonly known as the common warthog, is a wild pig species native to sub-Saharan Africa, recognizable by its facial warts, curved tusks, and adaptation to savanna and grassland habitats.
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E.
Acanthisitti
Acanthisitti is a small, ancient suborder of New Zealand wrens considered among the most basal and evolutionarily distinct lineages of passerine birds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
cave site ⓘ paleoanthropological site ⓘ |
| contains |
Member 1
ⓘ
Member 2 ⓘ Member 3 ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| earliestDepositsAge | about 1.8 million years ago ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
C. K. Brain
ⓘ
Robert Broom ⓘ |
| geologicalFormationType | dolomitic limestone cave ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateRegion |
approximate latitude -26 degrees
ⓘ
approximate longitude 27 degrees east ⓘ |
| hasDatingMethods |
biostratigraphy
ⓘ
electron spin resonance ⓘ paleomagnetism ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOfBehavior |
butchery of animals
ⓘ
controlled use of fire ⓘ use of bone tools ⓘ |
| hasFaunalRemains |
bovids
ⓘ
carnivores ⓘ |
| hasHomininTaxon |
Homo
ⓘ
surface form:
Homo erectus
Paranthropus robustus ⓘ Homo ⓘ
surface form:
early Homo
|
| hasPreservationType | cave infill ⓘ |
| hasSiteCode | SK ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphy | breccia deposits ⓘ |
| includedIn | South African hominin fossil sites ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Acheulean stone tools
ⓘ
Oldowan stone tools ⓘ Paranthropus robustus fossils ⓘ early Homo fossils ⓘ early use of fire ⓘ evidence of early human behavior ⓘ rich fossil hominin remains ⓘ |
| latestMajorFossilDepositsAge | about 0.6 million years ago ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cradle of Humankind
ⓘ
Gauteng ⓘ
surface form:
Gauteng Province
|
| near |
Drimolen
ⓘ
surface form:
Kromdraai
Cradle of Humankind ⓘ
surface form:
Sterkfontein
|
| partOf |
Cradle of Humankind
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site Cradle of Humankind
|
| researchField |
archaeology
ⓘ
paleoanthropology ⓘ |
| significance |
important for evidence of early fire use in the archaeological record
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key site for understanding early hominin adaptation in southern Africa ⓘ |
| timeDepth | Pleistocene ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Swartkrans Description of subject: Swartkrans is a key paleoanthropological cave site in South Africa renowned for its rich fossil hominin remains and evidence of early human behavior.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.