Triple
T15786322
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Turkana Boy |
E382746
|
entity |
| Predicate | discoverySite |
P1205
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Nariokotome, west of Lake Turkana, Kenya
Nariokotome, west of Lake Turkana in Kenya, is a paleoanthropological site renowned as the location where the nearly complete Homo erectus/ergaster skeleton known as Turkana Boy was unearthed.
|
E1176144
|
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: Nariokotome, west of Lake Turkana, Kenya | Statement: [Turkana Boy, discoverySite, Nariokotome, west of Lake Turkana, Kenya]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nariokotome, west of Lake Turkana, Kenya Context triple: [Turkana Boy, discoverySite, Nariokotome, west of Lake Turkana, Kenya]
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A.
Amboseli Basin
Amboseli Basin is a broad, low-lying depression in southern Kenya known for its seasonal wetlands and salt pans that attract large concentrations of wildlife within the Amboseli ecosystem.
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B.
Lake Eyasi region
The Lake Eyasi region is an area in northern Tanzania known as the traditional homeland of the Hadza people, one of the last remaining hunter-gatherer communities in Africa.
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C.
Mount Elgon National Park (Kenya)
Mount Elgon National Park (Kenya) is a protected area on the Kenyan side of Mount Elgon, renowned for its montane forests, diverse wildlife, and extensive cave systems formed by ancient volcanic activity.
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D.
Olduvai Gorge
Olduvai Gorge is a renowned paleoanthropological site in northern Tanzania where some of the earliest known human ancestors’ fossils and stone tools have been discovered.
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E.
Lake Nakuru
Lake Nakuru is a shallow alkaline lake in Kenya’s Rift Valley, famed for its large populations of flamingos and diverse wildlife within Lake Nakuru National Park.
- 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: Nariokotome, west of Lake Turkana, Kenya Triple: [Turkana Boy, discoverySite, Nariokotome, west of Lake Turkana, Kenya]
Generated description
Nariokotome, west of Lake Turkana in Kenya, is a paleoanthropological site renowned as the location where the nearly complete Homo erectus/ergaster skeleton known as Turkana Boy was unearthed.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nariokotome, west of Lake Turkana, Kenya Target entity description: Nariokotome, west of Lake Turkana in Kenya, is a paleoanthropological site renowned as the location where the nearly complete Homo erectus/ergaster skeleton known as Turkana Boy was unearthed.
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A.
Amboseli Basin
Amboseli Basin is a broad, low-lying depression in southern Kenya known for its seasonal wetlands and salt pans that attract large concentrations of wildlife within the Amboseli ecosystem.
-
B.
Lake Eyasi region
The Lake Eyasi region is an area in northern Tanzania known as the traditional homeland of the Hadza people, one of the last remaining hunter-gatherer communities in Africa.
-
C.
Mount Elgon National Park (Kenya)
Mount Elgon National Park (Kenya) is a protected area on the Kenyan side of Mount Elgon, renowned for its montane forests, diverse wildlife, and extensive cave systems formed by ancient volcanic activity.
-
D.
Olduvai Gorge
Olduvai Gorge is a renowned paleoanthropological site in northern Tanzania where some of the earliest known human ancestors’ fossils and stone tools have been discovered.
-
E.
Lake Nakuru
Lake Nakuru is a shallow alkaline lake in Kenya’s Rift Valley, famed for its large populations of flamingos and diverse wildlife within Lake Nakuru National Park.
- 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_69d86da16e188190b89af699f1ed0bfe |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e0540380448190a025338f0e62e6d1 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 3:14 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ff90a6365c8190833431cf079b21fb |
completed | May 9, 2026, 7:53 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ff916638048190ad4a6c85da9cef9d |
completed | May 9, 2026, 7:56 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ff91cf6f7c81908361f85c9a98ae80 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 7:58 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:48 a.m.