Triple

T20593366
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Quest for the Lost Ark of the Covenant E505987 entity
Predicate usedInWorkBy P140696 FINISHED
Object Graham Hancock — NE NERFINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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: Graham Hancock | Statement: [The Quest for the Lost Ark of the Covenant, usedInWorkBy, Graham Hancock]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Graham Hancock
Context triple: [The Quest for the Lost Ark of the Covenant, usedInWorkBy, Graham Hancock]
  • A. Graham Hancock chosen
    Graham Hancock is a British writer and journalist best known for his controversial theories about ancient civilizations, lost advanced cultures, and alternative interpretations of archaeological evidence.
  • B. Michael Baigent
    Michael Baigent was a New Zealand-born writer and researcher best known as a co-author of the controversial historical conspiracy book "The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail."
  • C. Alexander Thom
    Alexander Thom was a Scottish engineer and archaeoastronomer renowned for his influential surveys of megalithic sites and his controversial theories about prehistoric astronomy and measurement.
  • D. Barry Kemp
    Barry Kemp is an American television writer and producer best known for creating and producing popular sitcoms such as "Newhart" and "Coach."
  • E. Gavin Menzies
    Gavin Menzies was a British amateur historian and former submarine commander best known for his controversial book "1421," which claims that Chinese explorers reached the Americas before Columbus.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target predicate: usedInWorkBy
Context triple: [The Quest for the Lost Ark of the Covenant, usedInWorkBy, Graham Hancock]
  • A. usedInWork
    Indicates that something (such as a concept, method, material, or component) is employed or applied within a particular work, project, or creation.
  • B. workUsedAs
    Indicates that one work is employed or utilized in the creation, performance, or presentation of another work.
  • C. workUsedFor
    Indicates that a particular work (such as a document, artwork, or dataset) is employed or utilized for a specific purpose, task, or function.
  • D. hasWorkUsedBy
    Indicates that a work (such as a resource, document, or artifact) is utilized or referenced by another entity in performing its activities or functions.
  • E. appliedToWorkBy
    Indicates that an application or request has been submitted by a person or entity for a particular job, project, or work opportunity.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (4 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_69e0b4ba6ae88190af871e1f9522c704 completed April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6a97d63cc8190853e052d5930470d completed April 20, 2026, 10:32 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69e59fffe1748190825e4eaa90340631 completed April 20, 2026, 3:39 a.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69e5a6a9f3f88190b961db9aca36f7da completed April 20, 2026, 4:08 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:40 a.m.