Sarah Parcak
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Sarah Parcak is an American archaeologist and Egyptologist known for pioneering the use of satellite imagery to discover and protect ancient sites, often described as a “space archaeologist.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sarah Parcak canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3825647 — 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: Sarah Parcak Context triple: [Lennart Nilsson Award, notableRecipient, Sarah Parcak]
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A.
Lonnie G. Bunch III
Lonnie G. Bunch III is an American historian and museum administrator who became the first African American to lead the Smithsonian Institution as its secretary.
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B.
Zahi Hawass
Zahi Hawass is a prominent Egyptian archaeologist and former Minister of Antiquities, widely known for his high-profile excavations and media presence in the field of Egyptology.
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C.
Sacha Skarbek
Sacha Skarbek is a British songwriter and producer best known for co-writing major pop hits including James Blunt’s “You’re Beautiful.”
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D.
Nicholas Cords
Nicholas Cords is an American violist known for his chamber music work and for performing with innovative ensembles that blend classical and world music traditions.
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E.
Carlye Adler
Carlye Adler is a journalist and author known for co-writing business and leadership books with prominent entrepreneurs and executives.
- 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: Sarah Parcak Target entity description: Sarah Parcak is an American archaeologist and Egyptologist known for pioneering the use of satellite imagery to discover and protect ancient sites, often described as a “space archaeologist.”
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A.
Lonnie G. Bunch III
Lonnie G. Bunch III is an American historian and museum administrator who became the first African American to lead the Smithsonian Institution as its secretary.
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B.
Zahi Hawass
Zahi Hawass is a prominent Egyptian archaeologist and former Minister of Antiquities, widely known for his high-profile excavations and media presence in the field of Egyptology.
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C.
Sacha Skarbek
Sacha Skarbek is a British songwriter and producer best known for co-writing major pop hits including James Blunt’s “You’re Beautiful.”
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D.
Nicholas Cords
Nicholas Cords is an American violist known for his chamber music work and for performing with innovative ensembles that blend classical and world music traditions.
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E.
Carlye Adler
Carlye Adler is a journalist and author known for co-writing business and leadership books with prominent entrepreneurs and executives.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptologist
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academic ⓘ archaeologist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor’s degree from Yale University
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PhD from the University of Cambridge ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
TED conferences
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surface form:
TED Talks
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| areaOfActivity |
Egypt
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Middle East ⓘ global heritage protection ⓘ |
| authorOf | "Archaeology from Space: How the Future Shapes Our Past" ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London
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surface form:
Fellowship from the Society of Antiquaries of London
National Geographic Explorer ⓘ
surface form:
National Geographic Explorer distinction
TED Prize ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
National Geographic Society
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TED conferences ⓘ
surface form:
TED
|
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
Yale University ⓘ |
| employer | University of Alabama at Birmingham ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Egyptology
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archaeology ⓘ remote sensing ⓘ satellite archaeology ⓘ |
| founded | GlobalXplorer° platform ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| knownForQuote | describing herself as a space archaeologist ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname | space archaeologist ⓘ |
| notableFor |
discovering previously unknown archaeological sites from space
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pioneering the use of satellite imagery in archaeology ⓘ protecting ancient sites using satellite data ⓘ |
| notableWork |
GlobalXplorer° citizen science project
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book "Archaeology from Space" ⓘ |
| occupation |
Egyptologist
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archaeologist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bangor, Maine
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surface form:
Bangor, Maine, United States
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| positionHeld |
Professor of Anthropology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
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founding director of the Laboratory for Global Observation at UAB ⓘ |
| publicationTopic | satellite remote sensing in archaeology ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
landscape archaeology in Egypt and the Near East
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monitoring looting and destruction of cultural heritage ⓘ use of satellite imagery to locate archaeological sites ⓘ |
| spouse | Greg Mumford ⓘ |
| TEDPrizeWish | to create a global platform for discovering and protecting archaeological sites ⓘ |
| TEDPrizeYear | 2016 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sarah Parcak Description of subject: Sarah Parcak is an American archaeologist and Egyptologist known for pioneering the use of satellite imagery to discover and protect ancient sites, often described as a “space archaeologist.”
Referenced by (1)
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