Laetoli, Tanzania
E1538617
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Laetoli, Tanzania is a renowned paleoanthropological site famous for its 3.6-million-year-old hominin footprints that have provided key evidence for early bipedalism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Laetoli, Tanzania canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22475205 — 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: Laetoli, Tanzania Context triple: [Australopithecus afarensis, fossilSite, Laetoli, Tanzania]
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A.
Bembe (Tanzania)
Bembe (Tanzania) are an ethnic group in western Tanzania known for their Bantu language, agrarian lifestyle, and rich musical and ritual traditions.
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B.
Mara Region of Tanzania
Mara Region of Tanzania is an administrative region in northern Tanzania bordering Kenya and Lake Victoria, known for its wildlife-rich savannahs and as part of the greater Serengeti–Mara ecosystem.
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C.
Kami (Tanzania)
Kami (Tanzania) is a Bantu language spoken by the Kami people in parts of Tanzania.
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D.
Kogelo, Kenya
Kogelo, Kenya is a rural village in Siaya County best known internationally as the ancestral home of former U.S. President Barack Obama’s family.
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E.
Maswa
Maswa is a town and administrative district in northern Tanzania, known for its agricultural activities within the Simiyu Region.
- 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: Laetoli, Tanzania Target entity description: Laetoli, Tanzania is a renowned paleoanthropological site famous for its 3.6-million-year-old hominin footprints that have provided key evidence for early bipedalism.
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A.
Bembe (Tanzania)
Bembe (Tanzania) are an ethnic group in western Tanzania known for their Bantu language, agrarian lifestyle, and rich musical and ritual traditions.
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B.
Mara Region of Tanzania
Mara Region of Tanzania is an administrative region in northern Tanzania bordering Kenya and Lake Victoria, known for its wildlife-rich savannahs and as part of the greater Serengeti–Mara ecosystem.
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C.
Kami (Tanzania)
Kami (Tanzania) is a Bantu language spoken by the Kami people in parts of Tanzania.
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D.
Kogelo, Kenya
Kogelo, Kenya is a rural village in Siaya County best known internationally as the ancestral home of former U.S. President Barack Obama’s family.
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E.
Maswa
Maswa is a town and administrative district in northern Tanzania, known for its agricultural activities within the Simiyu Region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.