Triple

T22329657
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Thor Heyerdahl E551989 entity
Predicate notableFor P22 FINISHED
Object Ra expeditions
The Ra expeditions were experimental transatlantic voyages in the late 1960s and early 1970s in which Thor Heyerdahl sailed papyrus reed boats to test theories about possible ancient contacts between African and American civilizations.
E1531346 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: Ra expeditions | Statement: [Thor Heyerdahl, notableFor, Ra expeditions]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ra expeditions
Context triple: [Thor Heyerdahl, notableFor, Ra expeditions]
  • A. Mir expeditions
    Mir expeditions were long-duration crewed missions to the Soviet and later Russian Mir space station, focused on scientific research, technology testing, and international cooperation in low Earth orbit.
  • B. Expedition
    Expedition is a science fiction book by Wayne Barlowe that presents a richly illustrated field guide to the alien ecosystems of a fictional planet.
  • C. The Explorers
    "The Explorers" is a poem by Walt Whitman that Ralph Vaughan Williams set in the final movement of his choral-orchestral work *A Sea Symphony*, evoking themes of seafaring, discovery, and the human spirit’s quest for the unknown.
  • D. The Explorers
    The Explorers is a science fiction collection by Cyril M. Kornbluth that showcases his sharp, satirical take on future societies and human nature.
  • E. Explorers
    Explorers is the nickname for the men's basketball team representing La Salle University in NCAA Division I competition.
  • 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: Ra expeditions
Triple: [Thor Heyerdahl, notableFor, Ra expeditions]
Generated description
The Ra expeditions were experimental transatlantic voyages in the late 1960s and early 1970s in which Thor Heyerdahl sailed papyrus reed boats to test theories about possible ancient contacts between African and American civilizations.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ra expeditions
Target entity description: The Ra expeditions were experimental transatlantic voyages in the late 1960s and early 1970s in which Thor Heyerdahl sailed papyrus reed boats to test theories about possible ancient contacts between African and American civilizations.
  • A. Mir expeditions
    Mir expeditions were long-duration crewed missions to the Soviet and later Russian Mir space station, focused on scientific research, technology testing, and international cooperation in low Earth orbit.
  • B. Expedition
    Expedition is a science fiction book by Wayne Barlowe that presents a richly illustrated field guide to the alien ecosystems of a fictional planet.
  • C. The Explorers
    "The Explorers" is a poem by Walt Whitman that Ralph Vaughan Williams set in the final movement of his choral-orchestral work *A Sea Symphony*, evoking themes of seafaring, discovery, and the human spirit’s quest for the unknown.
  • D. The Explorers
    The Explorers is a science fiction collection by Cyril M. Kornbluth that showcases his sharp, satirical take on future societies and human nature.
  • E. Explorers
    Explorers is the nickname for the men's basketball team representing La Salle University in NCAA Division I competition.
  • 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_69e11e482f788190b78d1588fc26d606 completed April 16, 2026, 5:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f1576ab52c819087563cd778d6bc5e completed April 29, 2026, 12:57 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0ad523ecec8190a85eb932288965fb completed May 18, 2026, 9 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0ad992b43c8190b0e409d64db83308 completed May 18, 2026, 9:19 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0adac48bec8190989dd7c5e28d283a completed May 18, 2026, 9:24 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:43 p.m.