Triple
T13643853
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Xiangkhouang Province |
E326050
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasArchaeologicalCulture |
P27600
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Megalithic jar culture
The Megalithic jar culture is an ancient archaeological tradition in Laos and surrounding regions, best known for its thousands of large stone jars whose original purpose remains uncertain but is often linked to prehistoric funerary practices.
|
E1053676
|
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: Megalithic jar culture | Statement: [Xiangkhouang Province, hasArchaeologicalCulture, Megalithic jar culture]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Megalithic jar culture Context triple: [Xiangkhouang Province, hasArchaeologicalCulture, Megalithic jar culture]
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A.
Funnelbeaker culture
The Funnelbeaker culture was a Neolithic archaeological culture in northern Europe, notable for its early farming communities and construction of large megalithic tombs.
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B.
Bell Beaker culture
The Bell Beaker culture was a widespread Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age archaeological culture in Western and Central Europe, notable for its distinctive bell-shaped pottery, metallurgy, and role in major prehistoric population and cultural transformations.
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C.
Timber-grave culture
The Timber-grave culture was a Late Bronze Age archaeological culture of the Eurasian steppe, known for its timber-lined burial pits and its role in the spread of Indo-Iranian-speaking pastoralist groups.
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D.
Pit Grave culture
The Pit Grave culture, better known as the Yamnaya culture, was a late Copper Age–early Bronze Age pastoralist society of the Pontic–Caspian steppe often linked to the spread of Indo-European languages across Eurasia.
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E.
Gerzean culture
Gerzean culture refers to the Naqada II phase of Predynastic Egypt, marked by advances in social complexity, long-distance trade, and distinctive pottery and art that paved the way for the formation of the early Egyptian state.
- 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: Megalithic jar culture Triple: [Xiangkhouang Province, hasArchaeologicalCulture, Megalithic jar culture]
Generated description
The Megalithic jar culture is an ancient archaeological tradition in Laos and surrounding regions, best known for its thousands of large stone jars whose original purpose remains uncertain but is often linked to prehistoric funerary practices.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Megalithic jar culture Target entity description: The Megalithic jar culture is an ancient archaeological tradition in Laos and surrounding regions, best known for its thousands of large stone jars whose original purpose remains uncertain but is often linked to prehistoric funerary practices.
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A.
Funnelbeaker culture
The Funnelbeaker culture was a Neolithic archaeological culture in northern Europe, notable for its early farming communities and construction of large megalithic tombs.
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B.
Bell Beaker culture
The Bell Beaker culture was a widespread Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age archaeological culture in Western and Central Europe, notable for its distinctive bell-shaped pottery, metallurgy, and role in major prehistoric population and cultural transformations.
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C.
Timber-grave culture
The Timber-grave culture was a Late Bronze Age archaeological culture of the Eurasian steppe, known for its timber-lined burial pits and its role in the spread of Indo-Iranian-speaking pastoralist groups.
-
D.
Pit Grave culture
The Pit Grave culture, better known as the Yamnaya culture, was a late Copper Age–early Bronze Age pastoralist society of the Pontic–Caspian steppe often linked to the spread of Indo-European languages across Eurasia.
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E.
Gerzean culture
Gerzean culture refers to the Naqada II phase of Predynastic Egypt, marked by advances in social complexity, long-distance trade, and distinctive pottery and art that paved the way for the formation of the early Egyptian state.
- 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_69d8076beddc8190a53156f5bea77f5e |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69dbc5ac2af88190976abe6606994eef |
completed | April 12, 2026, 4:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f78af74a548190bc8bbe1a1410997a |
completed | May 3, 2026, 5:50 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f78bd52b748190ab483ec7634a6549 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 5:54 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f78d277c5c8190970cb3cd0fd32905 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 6 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:51 p.m.