David W. Anthony
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David W. Anthony is an American archaeologist and anthropologist best known for his influential work on the origins and spread of Indo-European languages and cultures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David W. Anthony canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19020182 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David W. Anthony Context triple: [Indo-European mythology, associatedWithScholar, David W. Anthony]
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A.
Brian Fagan
Brian Fagan is a British-born archaeologist and prolific author known for his popular books on ancient civilizations, climate history, and the human past.
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B.
Jonathan Mark Kenoyer
Jonathan Mark Kenoyer is an American archaeologist and Indus Valley Civilization specialist known for his extensive research and leadership in excavations at the ancient city of Harappa in present-day Pakistan.
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C.
Peter Bellwood
Peter Bellwood is a screenwriter best known for his work on the fantasy film "Highlander."
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D.
Roger Blench
Roger Blench is a British linguist, anthropologist, and Africanist known for his extensive fieldwork and research on under-documented languages and cultures, particularly in Africa.
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E.
Ian Hodder
Ian Hodder is a prominent British archaeologist known for pioneering post-processual archaeology and leading long-term excavations at the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in Turkey.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David W. Anthony Target entity description: David W. Anthony is an American archaeologist and anthropologist best known for his influential work on the origins and spread of Indo-European languages and cultures.
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A.
Brian Fagan
Brian Fagan is a British-born archaeologist and prolific author known for his popular books on ancient civilizations, climate history, and the human past.
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B.
Jonathan Mark Kenoyer
Jonathan Mark Kenoyer is an American archaeologist and Indus Valley Civilization specialist known for his extensive research and leadership in excavations at the ancient city of Harappa in present-day Pakistan.
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C.
Peter Bellwood
Peter Bellwood is a screenwriter best known for his work on the fantasy film "Highlander."
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D.
Roger Blench
Roger Blench is a British linguist, anthropologist, and Africanist known for his extensive fieldwork and research on under-documented languages and cultures, particularly in Africa.
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E.
Ian Hodder
Ian Hodder is a prominent British archaeologist known for pioneering post-processual archaeology and leading long-term excavations at the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in Turkey.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.