Triple

T15776346
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Michael D. Coe E382500 entity
Predicate notableStudent P4838 FINISHED
Object Stephen D. Houston
Stephen D. Houston is an American archaeologist, epigrapher, and Mayanist scholar renowned for his contributions to the decipherment of Maya writing and the study of ancient Maya civilization.
E1176314 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 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: Stephen D. Houston | Statement: [Michael D. Coe, notableStudent, Stephen D. Houston]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stephen D. Houston
Context triple: [Michael D. Coe, notableStudent, Stephen D. Houston]
  • A. Michael D. Coe
    Michael D. Coe was an influential American archaeologist and anthropologist renowned for his pioneering research on Mesoamerican civilizations, particularly the Olmec and the Maya.
  • B. John Craig Eaton
    John Craig Eaton was a prominent Canadian businessman and heir to the Eaton department store fortune, known for leading and expanding the family retail empire in the early 20th century.
  • C. Tom D. Dillehay
    Tom D. Dillehay is an American archaeologist best known for his pioneering research on early human settlement in the Americas, particularly through his work at the Monte Verde site in Chile.
  • D. James M. Adovasio
    James M. Adovasio is an American archaeologist best known for his pioneering work on early North American prehistory and meticulous excavation methods that have significantly influenced debates about the peopling of the Americas.
  • E. 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.
  • 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: Stephen D. Houston
Triple: [Michael D. Coe, notableStudent, Stephen D. Houston]
Generated description
Stephen D. Houston is an American archaeologist, epigrapher, and Mayanist scholar renowned for his contributions to the decipherment of Maya writing and the study of ancient Maya civilization.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stephen D. Houston
Target entity description: Stephen D. Houston is an American archaeologist, epigrapher, and Mayanist scholar renowned for his contributions to the decipherment of Maya writing and the study of ancient Maya civilization.
  • A. Michael D. Coe
    Michael D. Coe was an influential American archaeologist and anthropologist renowned for his pioneering research on Mesoamerican civilizations, particularly the Olmec and the Maya.
  • B. John Craig Eaton
    John Craig Eaton was a prominent Canadian businessman and heir to the Eaton department store fortune, known for leading and expanding the family retail empire in the early 20th century.
  • C. Tom D. Dillehay
    Tom D. Dillehay is an American archaeologist best known for his pioneering research on early human settlement in the Americas, particularly through his work at the Monte Verde site in Chile.
  • D. James M. Adovasio
    James M. Adovasio is an American archaeologist best known for his pioneering work on early North American prehistory and meticulous excavation methods that have significantly influenced debates about the peopling of the Americas.
  • E. 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.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 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_69d86da09a10819082fe9797b23e4664 completed April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e05199cd8881909462462cec34d35a completed April 16, 2026, 3:03 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ff909b467c819097ee87f51d2001da completed May 9, 2026, 7:52 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ff9277dc2881908fe0cd70e3d61f3f completed May 9, 2026, 8 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ff93745f508190927b79a5debead12 completed May 9, 2026, 8:05 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:47 a.m.