Digging up the Past
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Digging up the Past is an influential archaeological book by Sir Leonard Woolley that presents his discoveries and methods in an accessible narrative for a general audience.
All labels observed (1)
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| Digging up the Past canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9661424 — 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: Digging up the Past Context triple: [Leonard Woolley, notableWork, Digging up the Past]
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A.
Life of the Past
Life of the Past is a seminal book by paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson that explores the history, evolution, and diversity of ancient life on Earth.
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B.
Digging
"Digging" is a celebrated poem by Seamus Heaney that reflects on heritage, manual labor, and the poet’s craft through memories of his father and grandfather working the land.
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C.
Up from the Archives
"Up from the Archives" is a work by poet, photographer, and Warhol collaborator Gerard Malanga that reflects his engagement with avant-garde art and literary culture.
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D.
Dry Diggings
Dry Diggings was the early Gold Rush–era mining camp that later became the city of Placerville, California.
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E.
Sleeping with the Past
Sleeping with the Past is a 1989 studio album by Elton John that draws heavily on 1960s soul influences and features hits like "Sacrifice."
- 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: Digging up the Past Target entity description: Digging up the Past is an influential archaeological book by Sir Leonard Woolley that presents his discoveries and methods in an accessible narrative for a general audience.
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A.
Life of the Past
Life of the Past is a seminal book by paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson that explores the history, evolution, and diversity of ancient life on Earth.
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B.
Digging
"Digging" is a celebrated poem by Seamus Heaney that reflects on heritage, manual labor, and the poet’s craft through memories of his father and grandfather working the land.
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C.
Up from the Archives
"Up from the Archives" is a work by poet, photographer, and Warhol collaborator Gerard Malanga that reflects his engagement with avant-garde art and literary culture.
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D.
Dry Diggings
Dry Diggings was the early Gold Rush–era mining camp that later became the city of Placerville, California.
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E.
Sleeping with the Past
Sleeping with the Past is a 1989 studio album by Elton John that draws heavily on 1960s soul influences and features hits like "Sacrifice."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeology book
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book ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Leonard Woolley’s excavations at Ur ⓘ |
| audience | general audience ⓘ |
| author | Leonard Woolley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorHonorific | Sir ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
Leonard Woolley’s archaeological discoveries
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archaeological excavation techniques ⓘ methods of archaeological interpretation ⓘ |
| field |
archaeological history
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humanities ⓘ |
| genre |
archaeology
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history ⓘ popular science ⓘ |
| hasForm | monograph ⓘ |
| hasInfluence | later popular archaeology literature ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person account of excavations ⓘ |
| influencedField |
archaeology
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public understanding of archaeology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Near Eastern archaeology
NERFINISHED
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archaeological method ⓘ archaeology ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
popularizing Woolley’s excavations
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presenting archaeological work to lay readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early 20th century archaeology ⓘ |
| writingStyle | accessible narrative ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Digging up the Past Description of subject: Digging up the Past is an influential archaeological book by Sir Leonard Woolley that presents his discoveries and methods in an accessible narrative for a general audience.
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