Triple
T3186003
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Kurgan hypothesis |
E66699
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedWithArchaeologicalCulture |
P1439
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Kurgan culture
Kurgan culture is an early Bronze Age archaeological culture of the Pontic–Caspian steppe, often linked to the Proto-Indo-European homeland and known for its burial mounds and warrior-pastoralist society.
|
E240054
|
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: Kurgan culture | Statement: [Kurgan hypothesis, associatedWithArchaeologicalCulture, Kurgan culture]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kurgan culture Context triple: [Kurgan hypothesis, associatedWithArchaeologicalCulture, Kurgan culture]
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A.
Andronovo culture
The Andronovo culture was a Bronze Age Indo-Iranian archaeological complex of pastoralist societies spread across the Eurasian Steppe, notable for its metallurgy, fortified settlements, and distinctive burial practices.
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B.
Yamnaya culture
The Yamnaya culture was a late Copper Age to early Bronze Age pastoralist society of the Pontic–Caspian steppe, often linked to the spread of Indo-European languages and steppe ancestry across Europe and parts of Asia.
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C.
Sredny Stog culture
The Sredny Stog culture was a late Neolithic–Eneolithic archaeological culture of the Pontic–Caspian steppe, often regarded as an important candidate for the early Proto-Indo-European homeland.
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D.
Srubnaya culture
The Srubnaya culture was a Late Bronze Age pastoralist society of the Eurasian steppe, known for its timber-framed burial chambers and role in the spread of Indo-Iranian groups.
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E.
Kura–Araxes culture
The Kura–Araxes culture was an early Bronze Age archaeological culture of the South Caucasus and surrounding regions, notable for its distinctive red-black pottery, metallurgy, and settlement patterns.
- 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: Kurgan culture Triple: [Kurgan hypothesis, associatedWithArchaeologicalCulture, Kurgan culture]
Generated description
Kurgan culture is an early Bronze Age archaeological culture of the Pontic–Caspian steppe, often linked to the Proto-Indo-European homeland and known for its burial mounds and warrior-pastoralist society.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kurgan culture Target entity description: Kurgan culture is an early Bronze Age archaeological culture of the Pontic–Caspian steppe, often linked to the Proto-Indo-European homeland and known for its burial mounds and warrior-pastoralist society.
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A.
Andronovo culture
The Andronovo culture was a Bronze Age Indo-Iranian archaeological complex of pastoralist societies spread across the Eurasian Steppe, notable for its metallurgy, fortified settlements, and distinctive burial practices.
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B.
Yamnaya culture
chosen
The Yamnaya culture was a late Copper Age to early Bronze Age pastoralist society of the Pontic–Caspian steppe, often linked to the spread of Indo-European languages and steppe ancestry across Europe and parts of Asia.
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C.
Sredny Stog culture
The Sredny Stog culture was a late Neolithic–Eneolithic archaeological culture of the Pontic–Caspian steppe, often regarded as an important candidate for the early Proto-Indo-European homeland.
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D.
Srubnaya culture
The Srubnaya culture was a Late Bronze Age pastoralist society of the Eurasian steppe, known for its timber-framed burial chambers and role in the spread of Indo-Iranian groups.
-
E.
Kura–Araxes culture
The Kura–Araxes culture was an early Bronze Age archaeological culture of the South Caucasus and surrounding regions, notable for its distinctive red-black pottery, metallurgy, and settlement patterns.
- F. None of above.
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_69ad8587c1bc8190a2595f2c22ee1001 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ada6c32ce88190a231be18d38ec5ba |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:41 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b28e4cdd2c8190a4b09e968b9d39be |
completed | March 12, 2026, 9:58 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b28f6d8a948190b9aac1b90de472d6 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:03 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b2c092063481909982dea3f71c00c1 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 1:33 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:06 p.m.