Triple

T13282995
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kents Cavern E316369 entity
Predicate firstScientificExcavationsBy P33849 FINISHED
Object William Pengelly
William Pengelly was a 19th-century English geologist and pioneering cave archaeologist known for his meticulous excavations that helped establish the antiquity of humans.
E1033977 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: William Pengelly | Statement: [Kents Cavern, firstScientificExcavationsBy, William Pengelly]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Pengelly
Context triple: [Kents Cavern, firstScientificExcavationsBy, William Pengelly]
  • A. Wilfred Buckland
    Wilfred Buckland was an influential early Hollywood art director and production designer known for shaping the visual style of major silent-era films.
  • B. William Sudell
    William Sudell was a pioneering late-19th-century English football manager and administrator best known for building Preston North End’s legendary “Invincibles” team.
  • C. William Rees
    William Rees was a pioneering cinematographer and industry figure best known for helping establish the American Society of Cinematographers, a leading professional organization for directors of photography.
  • D. Frank Eyton
    Frank Eyton was a British lyricist best known for co-writing the jazz standard "Body and Soul" and other popular songs of the early 20th century.
  • E. Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson
    Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson is an acclaimed English character actor known for his versatile performances in films such as "The Full Monty," "In the Bedroom," and "Michael Clayton."
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: William Pengelly
Triple: [Kents Cavern, firstScientificExcavationsBy, William Pengelly]
Generated description
William Pengelly was a 19th-century English geologist and pioneering cave archaeologist known for his meticulous excavations that helped establish the antiquity of humans.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Pengelly
Target entity description: William Pengelly was a 19th-century English geologist and pioneering cave archaeologist known for his meticulous excavations that helped establish the antiquity of humans.
  • A. Wilfred Buckland
    Wilfred Buckland was an influential early Hollywood art director and production designer known for shaping the visual style of major silent-era films.
  • B. William Sudell
    William Sudell was a pioneering late-19th-century English football manager and administrator best known for building Preston North End’s legendary “Invincibles” team.
  • C. William Rees
    William Rees was a pioneering cinematographer and industry figure best known for helping establish the American Society of Cinematographers, a leading professional organization for directors of photography.
  • D. Frank Eyton
    Frank Eyton was a British lyricist best known for co-writing the jazz standard "Body and Soul" and other popular songs of the early 20th century.
  • E. Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson
    Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson is an acclaimed English character actor known for his versatile performances in films such as "The Full Monty," "In the Bedroom," and "Michael Clayton."
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: firstScientificExcavationsBy
Context triple: [Kents Cavern, firstScientificExcavationsBy, William Pengelly]
  • A. firstExcavationYear
    Indicates the calendar year in which an excavation activity at a given site or object was first carried out.
  • B. excavatedBy
    Indicates that something (typically an archaeological site, artifact, or geological feature) was uncovered or dug out by a particular agent (such as a person, team, or organization).
  • C. hasArchaeologicalExcavationsBy chosen
    Indicates that archaeological excavations at a site or location are or were conducted by a specified person, group, or organization.
  • D. majorExcavationsBegan
    Indicates that significant archaeological or construction excavation work was initiated at a particular time or for a particular project.
  • E. hasArchaeologicalExcavationsSince
    Indicates that archaeological excavations have been conducted at an entity starting from a specified point in time and continuing since then.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d806b349908190a9a61dd9323bf153 completed April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d99cfdc9388190af1fdd3cd4717bd8 completed April 11, 2026, 12:59 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f71f20d7188190bb8643a7e17aba5c completed May 3, 2026, 10:10 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f71fe2c128819096cc31c9cbb739b5 completed May 3, 2026, 10:13 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f72090b6b081908870801fdb679f57 completed May 3, 2026, 10:16 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69d98f6535688190a5a4549b7be2d611 completed April 11, 2026, 12:01 a.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:27 p.m.