Triple

T3162875
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Samarkand E66141 entity
Predicate hasLandmark P105 FINISHED
Object Afrasiab archaeological site
The Afrasiab archaeological site is the ancient heart of Samarkand, containing the remains of early settlements, fortifications, and notable Sogdian-era murals that illuminate the region’s pre-Islamic history.
 E334668 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: Afrasiab archaeological site | Statement: [Samarkand, hasLandmark, Afrasiab archaeological site]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Afrasiab archaeological site
Context triple: [Samarkand, hasLandmark, Afrasiab archaeological site]
  • A. Al-Bass archaeological site
    Al-Bass archaeological site is an extensive ancient necropolis and Roman-Byzantine archaeological complex in Tyre, Lebanon, renowned for its well-preserved hippodrome, monumental arch, and funerary structures.
  • B. Al-Mina archaeological site
    Al-Mina archaeological site is an ancient coastal trading settlement associated with the Phoenician city of Tyre, known for its role in Mediterranean commerce and cultural exchange.
  • C. Ai-Khanoum
    Ai-Khanoum was a major Hellenistic city in ancient Bactria, notable for its blend of Greek and Central Asian culture and its role as a key center of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom.
  • D. Ancient Merv
    Ancient Merv is a major archaeological site in Turkmenistan that preserves the remains of one of Central Asia’s most important Silk Road cities, known for its historical role as a thriving cultural and commercial center.
  • E. K2 archaeological site
    The K2 archaeological site is an Iron Age settlement in South Africa known for its early evidence of complex social organization and trade that preceded the rise of the Mapungubwe kingdom.
  • 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: Afrasiab archaeological site
Triple: [Samarkand, hasLandmark, Afrasiab archaeological site]
Generated description
The Afrasiab archaeological site is the ancient heart of Samarkand, containing the remains of early settlements, fortifications, and notable Sogdian-era murals that illuminate the region’s pre-Islamic history.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Afrasiab archaeological site
Target entity description: The Afrasiab archaeological site is the ancient heart of Samarkand, containing the remains of early settlements, fortifications, and notable Sogdian-era murals that illuminate the region’s pre-Islamic history.
  • A. Al-Bass archaeological site
    Al-Bass archaeological site is an extensive ancient necropolis and Roman-Byzantine archaeological complex in Tyre, Lebanon, renowned for its well-preserved hippodrome, monumental arch, and funerary structures.
  • B. Al-Mina archaeological site
    Al-Mina archaeological site is an ancient coastal trading settlement associated with the Phoenician city of Tyre, known for its role in Mediterranean commerce and cultural exchange.
  • C. Ai-Khanoum
    Ai-Khanoum was a major Hellenistic city in ancient Bactria, notable for its blend of Greek and Central Asian culture and its role as a key center of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom.
  • D. Ancient Merv
    Ancient Merv is a major archaeological site in Turkmenistan that preserves the remains of one of Central Asia’s most important Silk Road cities, known for its historical role as a thriving cultural and commercial center.
  • E. K2 archaeological site
    The K2 archaeological site is an Iron Age settlement in South Africa known for its early evidence of complex social organization and trade that preceded the rise of the Mapungubwe kingdom.
  • 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_69ad85850c1481908a9e9c6242238de2 completed March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ada61a4b8481908897a8d39d94c2f4 completed March 8, 2026, 4:38 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b235d07ad88190838a845b5ade05a0 completed March 12, 2026, 3:41 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b2399b8398819086ee836031b502de completed March 12, 2026, 3:57 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b23a19c6188190a5aa647b06b94924 completed March 12, 2026, 3:59 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:06 p.m.