Joffre Lanning Coe
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Joffre Lanning Coe was an influential American archaeologist known for his pioneering excavations and research on Native American sites in the southeastern United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joffre Lanning Coe canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10175919 — 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: Joffre Lanning Coe Context triple: [Town Creek Indian Mound, excavatedBy, Joffre Lanning Coe]
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A.
Frederick Russell Jones
Frederick Russell Jones, better known as Ahmad Jamal, was an influential American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader renowned for his innovative use of space, dynamics, and subtlety in modern jazz.
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B.
Calvin C. Morgan
Calvin C. Morgan is a member of the Morgan family, related to John H. Morgan, likely within a historical or genealogical context.
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C.
William K. Sullivan
William K. Sullivan was a distinguished 19th-century Irish scholar and academic, noted for his contributions to Celtic studies and his leadership role at Queen's College, Cork.
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D.
John Kirby Moorsom
John Kirby Moorsom was a British naval officer and author known for his service in the Royal Navy during the 19th century.
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E.
William R. Miles
William R. Miles was a Confederate officer and regimental commander during the American Civil War, noted for his role in the defense of Port Hudson, Louisiana.
- 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: Joffre Lanning Coe Target entity description: Joffre Lanning Coe was an influential American archaeologist known for his pioneering excavations and research on Native American sites in the southeastern United States.
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A.
Frederick Russell Jones
Frederick Russell Jones, better known as Ahmad Jamal, was an influential American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader renowned for his innovative use of space, dynamics, and subtlety in modern jazz.
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B.
Calvin C. Morgan
Calvin C. Morgan is a member of the Morgan family, related to John H. Morgan, likely within a historical or genealogical context.
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C.
William K. Sullivan
William K. Sullivan was a distinguished 19th-century Irish scholar and academic, noted for his contributions to Celtic studies and his leadership role at Queen's College, Cork.
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D.
John Kirby Moorsom
John Kirby Moorsom was a British naval officer and author known for his service in the Royal Navy during the 19th century.
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E.
William R. Miles
William R. Miles was a Confederate officer and regimental commander during the American Civil War, noted for his role in the defense of Port Hudson, Louisiana.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeologist
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human ⓘ |
| affiliation | Research Laboratories of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | southeastern United States archaeology ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of chronological frameworks for southeastern U.S. prehistory
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understanding of early human occupation in the North Carolina Piedmont ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Chicago
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ⓘ |
| employer | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ⓘ |
| familyName | Coe ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
North American archaeology
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Southeastern United States archaeology ⓘ archaeology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Joffre ⓘ |
| hasNotableStudent | archaeologists specializing in southeastern U.S. prehistory ⓘ |
| hasRole |
academic researcher
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field archaeologist ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent generations of southeastern U.S. archaeologists ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier North American archaeologists working on culture history ⓘ |
| knownFor |
pioneering excavations of Native American sites in the southeastern United States
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research on Native American prehistory ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Native American prehistory
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Paleoindian and Archaic periods in the southeastern United States ⓘ |
| name | Joffre Lanning Coe ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
investigations at the Hardaway site
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research on the Piedmont tradition ⓘ studies of early Native American cultures in the Carolinas ⓘ |
| occupation | archaeologist ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
North Carolina
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southeastern United States ⓘ
linked to:
Southern United States
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| positionHeld |
director of archaeological research programs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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professor of archaeology ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
cultural chronology of the southeastern United States
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lithic technology of early Native American groups ⓘ |
| studied |
Native American sites
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prehistoric Native American cultures ⓘ |
| workLocation |
North Carolina
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southeastern United States ⓘ
linked to:
Southern United States
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