Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
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The Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History is a German research institute that investigates human history and prehistory through interdisciplinary approaches combining genetics, archaeology, linguistics, and related fields.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2738211 — 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: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History Context triple: [Jena, hasResearchInstitution, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History]
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Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology is a leading German research institute in Leipzig dedicated to studying human evolution through genetics, anthropology, and related disciplines.
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B.
Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology
The Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology is a leading German research institute dedicated to the comparative study of social and cultural diversity across societies worldwide.
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Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies is a German research institute in Cologne that conducts advanced social science research on the political and economic foundations of modern societies.
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D.
Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research is a leading German research institute specializing in the study of population dynamics, aging, and demographic change.
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E.
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics
The Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics is a leading German research institute in Berlin focused on fundamental research in molecular biology, genetics, and genomics.
- 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: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History Target entity description: The Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History is a German research institute that investigates human history and prehistory through interdisciplinary approaches combining genetics, archaeology, linguistics, and related fields.
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A.
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology is a leading German research institute in Leipzig dedicated to studying human evolution through genetics, anthropology, and related disciplines.
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B.
Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology
The Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology is a leading German research institute dedicated to the comparative study of social and cultural diversity across societies worldwide.
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C.
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies is a German research institute in Cologne that conducts advanced social science research on the political and economic foundations of modern societies.
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D.
Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research is a leading German research institute specializing in the study of population dynamics, aging, and demographic change.
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E.
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics
The Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics is a leading German research institute in Berlin focused on fundamental research in molecular biology, genetics, and genomics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Max Planck Institute
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research institute ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Max Planck Society
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surface form:
Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science
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| coordinates | 50.928°N 11.584°E ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| director |
Johannes Krause
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Nicole Boivin ⓘ Russell Gray ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anthropology
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archaeogenetics ⓘ archaeology ⓘ cultural evolution ⓘ genetics ⓘ human history ⓘ linguistics ⓘ paleogenomics ⓘ prehistory ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cultural history
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evolution of humans ⓘ history of diseases ⓘ language evolution ⓘ migration history of humans ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Max Planck Society ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Department of Archaeogenetics
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Department of Archaeology ⓘ Department of Linguistic and Cultural Evolution ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Jena ⓘ |
| inception | 2014 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Germany
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Jena ⓘ Thuringia ⓘ |
| memberOf | Max Planck Society ⓘ |
| researchApproach |
combining genetics, archaeology, and linguistics
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interdisciplinary ⓘ |
| shortName | MPI-SHH ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
ancient DNA analysis
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archaeological fieldwork ⓘ bioinformatics ⓘ computational linguistics ⓘ phylogenetic methods ⓘ |
| website | https://www.shh.mpg.de ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History Description of subject: The Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History is a German research institute that investigates human history and prehistory through interdisciplinary approaches combining genetics, archaeology, linguistics, and related fields.
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