Triple
T1949892
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mississippian culture |
E42133
|
entity |
| Predicate | tradeNetworkExtent |
P23353
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Great Lakes to Gulf Coast
Great Lakes to Gulf Coast refers to the extensive north–south span of pre-Columbian trade and cultural interaction in North America that linked communities from the upper Great Lakes region down through the Mississippi Valley to the Gulf Coast.
|
E219765
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Great Lakes to Gulf Coast | Statement: [Mississippian culture, tradeNetworkExtent, Great Lakes to Gulf Coast]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Lakes to Gulf Coast Context triple: [Mississippian culture, tradeNetworkExtent, Great Lakes to Gulf Coast]
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A.
Upper Mississippi Valley
The Upper Mississippi Valley is a region along the upper course of the Mississippi River, encompassing parts of several Midwestern U.S. states and historically significant for trade, settlement, and military activity.
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B.
Mississippi Gulf Coast
The Mississippi Gulf Coast is a stretch of shoreline along the Gulf of Mexico known for its sandy beaches, seafood industry, and tourism-centered coastal communities.
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C.
Mississippi River basin
The Mississippi River basin is the vast drainage area of the Mississippi River system, encompassing much of the central United States and parts of Canada and covering one of the largest river basins in the world.
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D.
Gulf Coast of the United States
The Gulf Coast of the United States is a coastal region along the Gulf of Mexico known for its major port cities, energy and petrochemical industries, and vulnerability to hurricanes.
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E.
Great Lakes region
The Great Lakes region is a bi-national area surrounding North America’s five interconnected Great Lakes, known for its major freshwater resources, industrial centers, and historical role in U.S. and Canadian development.
- 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: Great Lakes to Gulf Coast Triple: [Mississippian culture, tradeNetworkExtent, Great Lakes to Gulf Coast]
Generated description
Great Lakes to Gulf Coast refers to the extensive north–south span of pre-Columbian trade and cultural interaction in North America that linked communities from the upper Great Lakes region down through the Mississippi Valley to the Gulf Coast.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Lakes to Gulf Coast Target entity description: Great Lakes to Gulf Coast refers to the extensive north–south span of pre-Columbian trade and cultural interaction in North America that linked communities from the upper Great Lakes region down through the Mississippi Valley to the Gulf Coast.
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A.
Upper Mississippi Valley
The Upper Mississippi Valley is a region along the upper course of the Mississippi River, encompassing parts of several Midwestern U.S. states and historically significant for trade, settlement, and military activity.
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B.
Mississippi Gulf Coast
The Mississippi Gulf Coast is a stretch of shoreline along the Gulf of Mexico known for its sandy beaches, seafood industry, and tourism-centered coastal communities.
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C.
Mississippi River basin
The Mississippi River basin is the vast drainage area of the Mississippi River system, encompassing much of the central United States and parts of Canada and covering one of the largest river basins in the world.
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D.
Gulf Coast of the United States
The Gulf Coast of the United States is a coastal region along the Gulf of Mexico known for its major port cities, energy and petrochemical industries, and vulnerability to hurricanes.
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E.
Great Lakes region
The Great Lakes region is a bi-national area surrounding North America’s five interconnected Great Lakes, known for its major freshwater resources, industrial centers, and historical role in U.S. and Canadian development.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: tradeNetworkExtent Context triple: [Mississippian culture, tradeNetworkExtent, Great Lakes to Gulf Coast]
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A.
tradeNetwork
chosen
Indicates a relationship where entities are connected through the exchange of goods, services, or resources within an ongoing system of trade.
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B.
branchNetwork
Indicates that one entity operates as a branch or local outlet within the wider organizational or operational network of another entity.
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C.
dealerNetworkCharacteristic
Indicates a characteristic or attribute that describes some aspect of a dealer network.
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D.
tradingPartner
Indicates a relationship where two entities engage in the exchange of goods, services, or financial instruments with one another.
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E.
tradeSystem
Indicates a system or framework through which goods, services, or assets are exchanged between parties under defined rules or mechanisms.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69a8870e08fc8190a319cbf2600db15f |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb332b014819085bfc88d66cfc10a |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:10 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adfbc17ce08190bd74c9c62d260326 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:44 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adfc3d37e4819082673b84eb5a19f2 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:46 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adfd7ef5588190ab85f3981466d1e0 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:51 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69abaff3eda88190b643994cb4dfb8df |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:56 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:36 p.m.