J. W. Cursiter
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J. W. Cursiter was an Orcadian archaeologist and antiquarian known for his pioneering excavations and studies of prehistoric sites in Orkney, Scotland.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20824513 — 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: J. W. Cursiter Context triple: [Broch of Gurness, excavatedBy, J. W. Cursiter]
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J. W. Burch
J. W. Burch was an American settler and community leader credited with establishing the city of Richland Center in Wisconsin.
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B.
W. T. Reeds
W. T. Reeds was an individual significant enough in local history that the community of Reeds, Missouri, was named in his honor.
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C.
F. B. Meek
F. B. Meek was a 19th-century American paleontologist known for his extensive work on fossil invertebrates and contributions to early geological surveys in the United States.
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D.
W. S. Bodey
W. S. Bodey was a 19th-century prospector whose discovery of gold in California led to the founding of the mining town later preserved as Bodie State Historic Park.
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E.
H. H. Peaster
H. H. Peaster was an early settler and influential local figure after whom the community of Peaster, Texas, was named.
- 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: J. W. Cursiter Target entity description: J. W. Cursiter was an Orcadian archaeologist and antiquarian known for his pioneering excavations and studies of prehistoric sites in Orkney, Scotland.
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A.
J. W. Burch
J. W. Burch was an American settler and community leader credited with establishing the city of Richland Center in Wisconsin.
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B.
W. T. Reeds
W. T. Reeds was an individual significant enough in local history that the community of Reeds, Missouri, was named in his honor.
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C.
F. B. Meek
F. B. Meek was a 19th-century American paleontologist known for his extensive work on fossil invertebrates and contributions to early geological surveys in the United States.
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D.
W. S. Bodey
W. S. Bodey was a 19th-century prospector whose discovery of gold in California led to the founding of the mining town later preserved as Bodie State Historic Park.
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E.
H. H. Peaster
H. H. Peaster was an early settler and influential local figure after whom the community of Peaster, Texas, was named.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.