archaeologist Harry J. Shafer
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Harry J. Shafer is an American archaeologist known for his extensive research and excavations in the U.S. Southwest and northern Mexico, particularly at Mimbres culture sites.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| archaeologist Harry J. Shafer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9612029 — 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: archaeologist Harry J. Shafer Context triple: [NAN Ranch Ruin, excavatedBy, archaeologist Harry J. Shafer]
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A.
Carl Blegen
Carl Blegen was an American archaeologist renowned for his influential excavations at Troy and Pylos, which significantly advanced the study of Bronze Age Greece.
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B.
J. Walter Fewkes
J. Walter Fewkes was an American anthropologist and archaeologist known for his pioneering studies of Native American cultures, particularly the Hopi and other Pueblo peoples, and for his influential work in early ethnographic field recording.
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C.
Emil Possehl
Emil Possehl was a German industrialist and philanthropist from Lübeck, best known for building a major iron ore and steel trading empire and for endowing the Possehl Foundation to support his hometown.
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D.
Arthur Evans
Arthur Evans was a British archaeologist best known for excavating the Minoan palace at Knossos and pioneering the study of Aegean Bronze Age civilizations.
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E.
George S. Oppenheim
George S. Oppenheim was an American publisher best known as a founder of the influential publishing house Viking Press.
- 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: archaeologist Harry J. Shafer Target entity description: Harry J. Shafer is an American archaeologist known for his extensive research and excavations in the U.S. Southwest and northern Mexico, particularly at Mimbres culture sites.
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A.
Carl Blegen
Carl Blegen was an American archaeologist renowned for his influential excavations at Troy and Pylos, which significantly advanced the study of Bronze Age Greece.
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B.
J. Walter Fewkes
J. Walter Fewkes was an American anthropologist and archaeologist known for his pioneering studies of Native American cultures, particularly the Hopi and other Pueblo peoples, and for his influential work in early ethnographic field recording.
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C.
Emil Possehl
Emil Possehl was a German industrialist and philanthropist from Lübeck, best known for building a major iron ore and steel trading empire and for endowing the Possehl Foundation to support his hometown.
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D.
Arthur Evans
Arthur Evans was a British archaeologist best known for excavating the Minoan palace at Knossos and pioneering the study of Aegean Bronze Age civilizations.
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E.
George S. Oppenheim
George S. Oppenheim was an American publisher best known as a founder of the influential publishing house Viking Press.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeologist
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person ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
The University of Texas at Austin
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linked to:
University of Texas at Austin
|
| employer | Texas A&M University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Mimbres archaeology
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linked to:
Classic Mimbres pueblo villages
Southwestern archaeology ⓘ archaeology ⓘ |
| genre | academic writing ⓘ |
| hasPublicationType |
monographs
ⓘ
scholarly articles ⓘ |
| knownFor |
archaeological excavations in northern Mexico
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archaeological excavations in the U.S. Southwest ⓘ research on the Mimbres culture ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Mimbres Archaeological Center excavations
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linked to:
Mimbres culture sites
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| occupation | professor of anthropology ⓘ |
| positionHeld | curator of archaeology at the Texas Memorial Museum ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Mimbres pottery
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Mogollon culture ⓘ prehistoric ceramics of the Southwest ⓘ |
| studies | Mimbres culture sites ⓘ |
| workLocation |
U.S. Southwest
ⓘ
linked to:
southwestern United States
northern Mexico ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Mexico
|
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Instruction
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Subject: archaeologist Harry J. Shafer Description of subject: Harry J. Shafer is an American archaeologist known for his extensive research and excavations in the U.S. Southwest and northern Mexico, particularly at Mimbres culture sites.
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