Triple

T4934396
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Julian Steward E110776 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Irrigation Civilizations
"Irrigation Civilizations" is a seminal anthropological work by Julian Steward that analyzes how large-scale irrigation systems shaped the development and organization of early complex societies.
E480943 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: Irrigation Civilizations | Statement: [Julian Steward, notableWork, Irrigation Civilizations]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Irrigation Civilizations
Context triple: [Julian Steward, notableWork, Irrigation Civilizations]
  • A. Indus Basin irrigation system
    The Indus Basin irrigation system is one of the world’s largest integrated networks of canals and barrages, distributing Indus River waters across arid regions of Pakistan and northwestern India for agriculture and human use.
  • B. Civilization
    "Civilization" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that reflects on the nature, progress, and moral foundations of human societies.
  • C. Neolithic Revolution
    The Neolithic Revolution was the prehistoric transition during which human societies shifted from nomadic hunting and gathering to settled agriculture, leading to the rise of villages, population growth, and the foundations of complex civilizations.
  • D. Indus Valley
    The Indus Valley was the cradle of one of the world’s earliest urban civilizations, known for its advanced city planning, drainage systems, and extensive trade networks in what is now Pakistan and northwest India.
  • E. River Building
    River Building is a major academic and research facility at Carleton University in Ottawa, known for its modern design and location along the Rideau River.
  • 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: Irrigation Civilizations
Triple: [Julian Steward, notableWork, Irrigation Civilizations]
Generated description
"Irrigation Civilizations" is a seminal anthropological work by Julian Steward that analyzes how large-scale irrigation systems shaped the development and organization of early complex societies.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Irrigation Civilizations
Target entity description: "Irrigation Civilizations" is a seminal anthropological work by Julian Steward that analyzes how large-scale irrigation systems shaped the development and organization of early complex societies.
  • A. Indus Basin irrigation system
    The Indus Basin irrigation system is one of the world’s largest integrated networks of canals and barrages, distributing Indus River waters across arid regions of Pakistan and northwestern India for agriculture and human use.
  • B. Civilization
    "Civilization" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that reflects on the nature, progress, and moral foundations of human societies.
  • C. Neolithic Revolution
    The Neolithic Revolution was the prehistoric transition during which human societies shifted from nomadic hunting and gathering to settled agriculture, leading to the rise of villages, population growth, and the foundations of complex civilizations.
  • D. Indus Valley
    The Indus Valley was the cradle of one of the world’s earliest urban civilizations, known for its advanced city planning, drainage systems, and extensive trade networks in what is now Pakistan and northwest India.
  • E. River Building
    River Building is a major academic and research facility at Carleton University in Ottawa, known for its modern design and location along the Rideau River.
  • 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_69bd4415190c8190817bee7ec9f9f944 completed March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd7066ed548190a76a9559f90e3869 completed March 20, 2026, 4:05 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be77b74c748190a995a26f45b79ee9 completed March 21, 2026, 10:49 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be7868a9148190b9f165fb2406dd9d completed March 21, 2026, 10:52 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be7915a26c81909b21a128daebf5b3 completed March 21, 2026, 10:55 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:30 p.m.