Triple

T2109759
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Hopewell tradition E42475 entity
Predicate timePeriod P302 FINISHED
Object Middle Woodland period
The Middle Woodland period was a prehistoric era in eastern North America (roughly 100 BCE–500 CE) marked by widespread trade networks, elaborate earthworks, and the flourishing of cultures such as the Hopewell tradition.
E234593 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: Middle Woodland period | Statement: [Hopewell tradition, timePeriod, Middle Woodland period]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Middle Woodland period
Context triple: [Hopewell tradition, timePeriod, Middle Woodland period]
  • A. Middle Mississippian
    Middle Mississippian refers to a key developmental phase of the Mississippian culture characterized by the growth of large mound centers, complex chiefdoms, and extensive trade networks in the Eastern Woodlands of North America.
  • B. Mississippian culture
    The Mississippian culture was a mound-building Native American civilization that flourished in the Eastern Woodlands and Southeast of what is now the United States from roughly 800 to 1600 CE, known for its large urban centers, complex chiefdoms, and extensive trade networks.
  • C. Paleo-Indian period
    The Paleo-Indian period is the earliest known phase of human habitation in the Americas, characterized by nomadic hunter-gatherer groups who used distinctive stone tools to hunt now-extinct megafauna.
  • D. Early Intermediate Period
    The Early Intermediate Period was a formative era in ancient Peruvian history (roughly 200 BCE–600 CE) marked by the rise of regional cultures and monumental architecture along the coast and highlands.
  • E. Early Mississippian
    Early Mississippian refers to the initial developmental phase of the Mississippian culture, marked by the emergence of complex chiefdoms, intensive maize agriculture, and the construction of large earthen mounds in the Eastern Woodlands of North America.
  • 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: Middle Woodland period
Triple: [Hopewell tradition, timePeriod, Middle Woodland period]
Generated description
The Middle Woodland period was a prehistoric era in eastern North America (roughly 100 BCE–500 CE) marked by widespread trade networks, elaborate earthworks, and the flourishing of cultures such as the Hopewell tradition.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Middle Woodland period
Target entity description: The Middle Woodland period was a prehistoric era in eastern North America (roughly 100 BCE–500 CE) marked by widespread trade networks, elaborate earthworks, and the flourishing of cultures such as the Hopewell tradition.
  • A. Middle Mississippian
    Middle Mississippian refers to a key developmental phase of the Mississippian culture characterized by the growth of large mound centers, complex chiefdoms, and extensive trade networks in the Eastern Woodlands of North America.
  • B. Mississippian culture
    The Mississippian culture was a mound-building Native American civilization that flourished in the Eastern Woodlands and Southeast of what is now the United States from roughly 800 to 1600 CE, known for its large urban centers, complex chiefdoms, and extensive trade networks.
  • C. Paleo-Indian period
    The Paleo-Indian period is the earliest known phase of human habitation in the Americas, characterized by nomadic hunter-gatherer groups who used distinctive stone tools to hunt now-extinct megafauna.
  • D. Early Intermediate Period
    The Early Intermediate Period was a formative era in ancient Peruvian history (roughly 200 BCE–600 CE) marked by the rise of regional cultures and monumental architecture along the coast and highlands.
  • E. Early Mississippian
    Early Mississippian refers to the initial developmental phase of the Mississippian culture, marked by the emergence of complex chiefdoms, intensive maize agriculture, and the construction of large earthen mounds in the Eastern Woodlands of North America.
  • 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_69a8871040f08190aac2e2d0ab6b47ad completed March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abbae1bacc8190beffc9d0470e9190 completed March 7, 2026, 5:42 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae306ff3a481909ce3c34edb3ab0e2 completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae3112c4648190952ad02ef8037b36 completed March 9, 2026, 2:31 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae3199909881909ffca021098c98ea completed March 9, 2026, 2:34 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:43 p.m.