Mike Parker Pearson
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Mike Parker Pearson is a prominent British archaeologist and professor best known for his influential research on Stonehenge and its surrounding prehistoric landscape.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mike Parker Pearson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11650062 — 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: Mike Parker Pearson Context triple: [Durrington Walls, excavatedBy, Mike Parker Pearson]
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A.
John Pearson
John Pearson was a British author and biographer best known for his works on the Kray twins and other true-crime and historical subjects.
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B.
Nigel Pulsford
Nigel Pulsford is an English guitarist best known as the original lead guitarist of the rock band Bush, contributing to their distinctive 1990s alternative rock sound.
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C.
Joe Parkinson
Joe Parkinson is an American businessman best known as a co-founder and early leader of the semiconductor company Micron Technology.
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D.
Stephen Pycroft
Stephen Pycroft is a British businessman best known as the founder of the construction and consultancy company Mace Group.
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E.
Richard Pearson
Richard Pearson is a film editor best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the superhero ensemble film "Justice League."
- 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: Mike Parker Pearson Target entity description: Mike Parker Pearson is a prominent British archaeologist and professor best known for his influential research on Stonehenge and its surrounding prehistoric landscape.
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A.
John Pearson
John Pearson was a British author and biographer best known for his works on the Kray twins and other true-crime and historical subjects.
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B.
Nigel Pulsford
Nigel Pulsford is an English guitarist best known as the original lead guitarist of the rock band Bush, contributing to their distinctive 1990s alternative rock sound.
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C.
Joe Parkinson
Joe Parkinson is an American businessman best known as a co-founder and early leader of the semiconductor company Micron Technology.
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D.
Stephen Pycroft
Stephen Pycroft is a British businessman best known as the founder of the construction and consultancy company Mace Group.
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E.
Richard Pearson
Richard Pearson is a film editor best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the superhero ensemble film "Justice League."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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archaeologist ⓘ human ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| authorOf |
Bronze Age Britain
NERFINISHED
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From Stonehenge to Mycenae NERFINISHED ⓘ Stonehenge: Exploring the Greatest Stone Age Mystery NERFINISHED ⓘ The Archaeology of Death and Burial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Ian Hodder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
University of Southampton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University College London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Parker Pearson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
British prehistory
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European prehistory ⓘ archaeology ⓘ funerary archaeology ⓘ landscape archaeology ⓘ prehistory ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Mike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree | Doctor of Philosophy ⓘ |
| hasConductedFieldworkIn |
Durrington Walls
NERFINISHED
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Isle of Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ Stonehenge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublishedOn |
Neolithic Britain
NERFINISHED
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Stonehenge NERFINISHED ⓘ mortuary archaeology ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
research on Bronze Age Britain
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research on Neolithic Britain ⓘ research on Stonehenge ⓘ research on the Stonehenge landscape ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Society of Antiquaries of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Mike Parker Pearson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork | Stonehenge Riverside Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | professor of archaeology ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of British Later Prehistory ⓘ |
| principalInvestigatorOf | Stonehenge Riverside Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Neolithic monuments
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Stonehenge NERFINISHED ⓘ mortuary practices ⓘ social archaeology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mike Parker Pearson Description of subject: Mike Parker Pearson is a prominent British archaeologist and professor best known for his influential research on Stonehenge and its surrounding prehistoric landscape.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.