Triple

T10581408

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Funeral Mound	`E249743`	entity
Predicate	excavatedBy	`P7650`	FINISHED
Object	Smithsonian Institution archaeologists Smithsonian Institution archaeologists are professional researchers affiliated with the Smithsonian who conduct scientific excavations and analyses of archaeological sites and artifacts.	`E873050`	NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini

Instruction

Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Input

Phrase: Smithsonian Institution archaeologists | Statement: [Funeral Mound, excavatedBy, Smithsonian Institution archaeologists]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Smithsonian Institution archaeologists
Context triple: [Funeral Mound, excavatedBy, Smithsonian Institution archaeologists]

A. Smithsonian Studies in Archeology
Smithsonian Studies in Archeology is a scholarly publication series of the Smithsonian Institution that presents research and findings in the field of archaeology.
B. University of Chicago archaeologists
University of Chicago archaeologists are researchers affiliated with the University of Chicago who conduct scientific excavations and analysis of ancient sites to advance the academic study of archaeology.
C. University of Oklahoma archaeologists
University of Oklahoma archaeologists are researchers affiliated with the University of Oklahoma who conduct archaeological investigations and excavations, particularly focused on significant sites in the American Midwest and South such as the Spiro Mounds.
D. Directorates of Archaeology
The Directorates of Archaeology are regional administrative bodies responsible for managing archaeological research, conservation, and heritage protection under the Archaeological Survey of India.
E. Commission for General and Comparative Archaeology
The Commission for General and Comparative Archaeology is a specialized research body within the German Archaeological Institute that promotes broad, cross-cultural and interdisciplinary archaeological studies.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1

Instruction

Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"

Input

Entity: Smithsonian Institution archaeologists
Triple: [Funeral Mound, excavatedBy, Smithsonian Institution archaeologists]

Generated description

Smithsonian Institution archaeologists are professional researchers affiliated with the Smithsonian who conduct scientific excavations and analyses of archaeological sites and artifacts.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Smithsonian Institution archaeologists
Target entity description: Smithsonian Institution archaeologists are professional researchers affiliated with the Smithsonian who conduct scientific excavations and analyses of archaeological sites and artifacts.

A. Smithsonian Studies in Archeology
Smithsonian Studies in Archeology is a scholarly publication series of the Smithsonian Institution that presents research and findings in the field of archaeology.
B. University of Chicago archaeologists
University of Chicago archaeologists are researchers affiliated with the University of Chicago who conduct scientific excavations and analysis of ancient sites to advance the academic study of archaeology.
C. University of Oklahoma archaeologists
University of Oklahoma archaeologists are researchers affiliated with the University of Oklahoma who conduct archaeological investigations and excavations, particularly focused on significant sites in the American Midwest and South such as the Spiro Mounds.
D. Directorates of Archaeology
The Directorates of Archaeology are regional administrative bodies responsible for managing archaeological research, conservation, and heritage protection under the Archaeological Survey of India.
E. Commission for General and Comparative Archaeology
The Commission for General and Comparative Archaeology is a specialized research body within the German Archaeological Institute that promotes broad, cross-cultural and interdisciplinary archaeological studies.
F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step	Stage	Batch ID	Status	When
creating	Elicitation	`batch_69d381c9d3d48190a29ee491e1696a0e`	completed	April 6, 2026, 9:50 a.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69d5275b2424819093331b3777f12beb`	completed	April 7, 2026, 3:48 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69d94b78ff28819085acf84418d54733`	completed	April 10, 2026, 7:11 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69d94d67e16481908efb939a3e65004c`	completed	April 10, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69d95227a1f48190ab847606a9ae0500`	completed	April 10, 2026, 7:40 p.m.

Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:39 p.m.