Triple
T22116913
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | South African karst fossil localities |
E546567
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableLocality |
P40907
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FINISHED |
| Object | Sterkfontein Caves |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Sterkfontein Caves | Statement: [South African karst fossil localities, notableLocality, Sterkfontein Caves]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sterkfontein Caves Context triple: [South African karst fossil localities, notableLocality, Sterkfontein Caves]
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A.
Sterkfontein
chosen
Sterkfontein is a renowned paleoanthropological site in South Africa famous for its rich hominin fossil discoveries that have greatly informed the study of human evolution.
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B.
Swartkrans Cave
Swartkrans Cave is a key paleoanthropological site in South Africa famous for its rich assemblage of early hominin fossils and evidence of some of the earliest known controlled use of fire.
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C.
Sudwala Caves
Sudwala Caves are a famous and extensive limestone cave system in South Africa, renowned as one of the oldest known caves in the world and a popular tourist attraction.
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D.
Stilfontein
Stilfontein is a mining town in South Africa’s North West Province, historically developed around gold mining operations near Klerksdorp.
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E.
Makapansgat, South Africa
Makapansgat, South Africa is a significant paleoanthropological site known for yielding important Australopithecus africanus fossils that have contributed to understanding early human evolution.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69e11e38b3848190ac3a4fa97d56e65a |
completed | April 16, 2026, 5:36 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f1294e85708190b455846bacbdfd03 |
completed | April 28, 2026, 9:40 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:31 p.m.