Dmanisi
E206084
Dmanisi is an archaeological site and town in southern Georgia renowned for yielding some of the earliest known hominin fossils outside Africa.
All labels observed (12)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1846638 — 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: Dmanisi Context triple: [Kvemo Kartli, containsCity, Dmanisi]
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A.
Naledi
Naledi is a residential township neighborhood within Soweto, a large urban area southwest of Johannesburg, South Africa.
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B.
Kindzmarauli
Kindzmarauli is a semi-sweet red Georgian wine, traditionally made from Saperavi grapes in the Kakheti region.
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C.
Cradle of Humankind
The Cradle of Humankind is a renowned paleoanthropological site near Johannesburg that has yielded some of the world’s most important hominin fossils, illuminating early human evolution.
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D.
Shuakhevi
Shuakhevi is a small town and municipality in the mountainous region of Adjara in southwestern Georgia.
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E.
Najd
Najd is the central plateau region of Saudi Arabia, historically known as a heartland of Arab tribal culture and the birthplace of the modern Saudi state.
- 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: Dmanisi Target entity description: Dmanisi is an archaeological site and town in southern Georgia renowned for yielding some of the earliest known hominin fossils outside Africa.
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A.
Naledi
Naledi is a residential township neighborhood within Soweto, a large urban area southwest of Johannesburg, South Africa.
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B.
Kindzmarauli
Kindzmarauli is a semi-sweet red Georgian wine, traditionally made from Saperavi grapes in the Kakheti region.
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C.
Cradle of Humankind
The Cradle of Humankind is a renowned paleoanthropological site near Johannesburg that has yielded some of the world’s most important hominin fossils, illuminating early human evolution.
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D.
Shuakhevi
Shuakhevi is a small town and municipality in the mountainous region of Adjara in southwestern Georgia.
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E.
Najd
Najd is the central plateau region of Saudi Arabia, historically known as a heartland of Arab tribal culture and the birthplace of the modern Saudi state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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paleontological site ⓘ town ⓘ |
| approximateAgeInYears |
1.77 million years
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1.8 million years ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture |
Oldowan-like industry
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linked to:
Oldowan stone tools
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| contains |
animal fossils
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hominin crania ⓘ mandibles ⓘ postcranial remains ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| country | Georgia ⓘ |
| D4500Nickname | Skull 5 ⓘ |
| D4500Significance | most complete adult early Homo skull from this age ⓘ |
| distanceFromTbilisi | about 85 km southwest ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Georgian National Museum teams ⓘ |
| excavationsBegan | 1980s ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Early Pleistocene ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMedievalTownRuins | yes ⓘ |
| hasUNESCOTentativeStatus | yes ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfTown | medieval ⓘ |
| homininRemainsCount | multiple individuals ⓘ |
| homininTaxonFound |
Homo erectus
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Homo georgicus ⓘ
linked to:
Homo
|
| knownFor |
Lower Pleistocene deposits
ⓘ
Oldowan-like stone tools ⓘ earliest known hominin fossils outside Africa ⓘ early hominin fossils ⓘ well-preserved hominin skulls ⓘ |
| locatedAtConfluenceOf |
Mashavera River
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Pinezaouri River ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kvemo Kartli
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southern Georgia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | promontory ⓘ |
| majorFossilDiscoveriesBegan | 1990s ⓘ |
| notableSkullDesignation |
D2280
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D2282 ⓘ D2700 ⓘ D3444 ⓘ D4500 ⓘ |
| partOf | Dmanisi Municipality ⓘ |
| preservationEnvironment | volcanic sediments ⓘ |
| region | Caucasus ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for early human dispersal out of Africa
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insight into variation within early Homo ⓘ key site for studying human evolution ⓘ |
| toolRawMaterial | local basalt ⓘ |
| toolTechnology | simple core-and-flake industry ⓘ |
| UNESCOTentativeListCategory | cultural site ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dmanisi Description of subject: Dmanisi is an archaeological site and town in southern Georgia renowned for yielding some of the earliest known hominin fossils outside Africa.
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
historical region of Kvemo Kartli
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historical region of Kvemo Kartli
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