Triple

T1587110
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject La Venta E34089 entity
Predicate excavatedBy P7650 FINISHED
Object Matthew Stirling
Matthew Stirling was an American archaeologist and ethnologist known for his pioneering excavations of Olmec sites in Mexico and his contributions to the study of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations.
E249384 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: Matthew Stirling | Statement: [La Venta, excavatedBy, Matthew Stirling]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matthew Stirling
Context triple: [La Venta, excavatedBy, Matthew Stirling]
  • A. Alexander McDougall
    Alexander McDougall was a Scottish-born American merchant, political leader, and Revolutionary War officer who became a prominent patriot voice in New York before and during the American Revolution.
  • B. David Dickson
    David Dickson was a prominent 17th-century Scottish Presbyterian minister and theologian known for his influential role in the Covenanter movement and his widely read biblical commentaries.
  • C. William Kirkpatrick
    William Kirkpatrick is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with multiple historical and contemporary figures across politics, military service, and public life.
  • D. Richard Lumsden
    Richard Lumsden is a British actor, writer, and composer known for his work in television, film, and theatre.
  • E. Gustav Hamilton
    Gustav Hamilton was a 17th-century Scottish-born Swedish military officer and nobleman known for his service in the Swedish army and governance roles in the Baltic region.
  • 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: Matthew Stirling
Triple: [La Venta, excavatedBy, Matthew Stirling]
Generated description
Matthew Stirling was an American archaeologist and ethnologist known for his pioneering excavations of Olmec sites in Mexico and his contributions to the study of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matthew Stirling
Target entity description: Matthew Stirling was an American archaeologist and ethnologist known for his pioneering excavations of Olmec sites in Mexico and his contributions to the study of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations.
  • A. Alexander McDougall
    Alexander McDougall was a Scottish-born American merchant, political leader, and Revolutionary War officer who became a prominent patriot voice in New York before and during the American Revolution.
  • B. David Dickson
    David Dickson was a prominent 17th-century Scottish Presbyterian minister and theologian known for his influential role in the Covenanter movement and his widely read biblical commentaries.
  • C. William Kirkpatrick
    William Kirkpatrick is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with multiple historical and contemporary figures across politics, military service, and public life.
  • D. Richard Lumsden
    Richard Lumsden is a British actor, writer, and composer known for his work in television, film, and theatre.
  • E. Gustav Hamilton
    Gustav Hamilton was a 17th-century Scottish-born Swedish military officer and nobleman known for his service in the Swedish army and governance roles in the Baltic region.
  • 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_69a885fceb2c8190b47e0f7c0aefbff0 completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a9090b3a20819098fdb5605ee739d7 completed March 5, 2026, 4:39 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae719b71488190ad3de9f58d0d46a3 completed March 9, 2026, 7:07 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae72590df081909a17a239e1814a0d completed March 9, 2026, 7:10 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae72a694a8819080ec462c0a9c38ac completed March 9, 2026, 7:11 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:27 p.m.