Triple
T737468
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | archaeological excavations at Herculaneum |
E14965
|
entity |
| Predicate | location |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Herculaneum
Herculaneum is an ancient Roman town in Italy famously buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD and now preserved as a major archaeological site.
|
E89360
|
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: Herculaneum | Statement: [archaeological excavations at Herculaneum, location, Herculaneum]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herculaneum Context triple: [archaeological excavations at Herculaneum, location, Herculaneum]
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A.
Pompeii
Pompeii was an ancient Roman city in southern Italy, famously preserved in volcanic ash after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, offering an unparalleled archaeological snapshot of Roman urban life.
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B.
Băile Herculane
Băile Herculane is a historic spa town in southwestern Romania, renowned since Roman times for its thermal mineral springs and therapeutic baths.
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C.
Baiae
Baiae was an ancient Roman resort town on the Bay of Naples famed for its luxurious villas, thermal baths, and popularity among the Roman elite.
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D.
Metapontum
Metapontum was an important ancient Greek city in southern Italy, known for its fertile land, temples, and role within the colonies of Magna Graecia.
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E.
Ostia
Ostia was the principal harbor city of ancient Rome, serving as a major commercial and military port at the mouth of the Tiber 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: Herculaneum Triple: [archaeological excavations at Herculaneum, location, Herculaneum]
Generated description
Herculaneum is an ancient Roman town in Italy famously buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD and now preserved as a major archaeological site.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herculaneum Target entity description: Herculaneum is an ancient Roman town in Italy famously buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD and now preserved as a major archaeological site.
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A.
Pompeii
Pompeii was an ancient Roman city in southern Italy, famously preserved in volcanic ash after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, offering an unparalleled archaeological snapshot of Roman urban life.
-
B.
Băile Herculane
Băile Herculane is a historic spa town in southwestern Romania, renowned since Roman times for its thermal mineral springs and therapeutic baths.
-
C.
Baiae
Baiae was an ancient Roman resort town on the Bay of Naples famed for its luxurious villas, thermal baths, and popularity among the Roman elite.
-
D.
Metapontum
Metapontum was an important ancient Greek city in southern Italy, known for its fertile land, temples, and role within the colonies of Magna Graecia.
-
E.
Ostia
Ostia was the principal harbor city of ancient Rome, serving as a major commercial and military port at the mouth of the Tiber 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_69a4934d9930819099eed80096b0597d |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4a5effc108190aea8fbe86641ba54 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a654e40b9c8190ab4314e63826d00a |
completed | March 3, 2026, 3:26 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a65566f6848190a50c39d1fad2b42b |
completed | March 3, 2026, 3:28 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a655f9c0f081909d0ede1c1b515f25 |
completed | March 3, 2026, 3:31 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:37 p.m.