Theban Mapping Project

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The Theban Mapping Project is an archaeological initiative that documents and maps the tombs and monuments of the Theban Necropolis in Luxor, Egypt, providing detailed plans, research, and online resources.

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Label	Occurrences
Theban Mapping Project canonical	3
Theban sacred landscape	1
Theban temple landscape	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16075605 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Theban Mapping Project
Context triple: [KV47, associatedWith, Theban Mapping Project]

A. Hierakonpolis Expedition
The Hierakonpolis Expedition is an ongoing archaeological project dedicated to excavating and studying the ancient Egyptian city of Hierakonpolis, a key center of Predynastic and early dynastic Egypt.
B. Kahun
Kahun was an ancient Egyptian workers’ town built to house the laborers and officials involved in constructing and servicing the pyramid complex of Pharaoh Senusret II.
C. Italian Archaeological Mission to Egypt
The Italian Archaeological Mission to Egypt is a scholarly expeditionary team from Italy dedicated to excavating, studying, and preserving ancient Egyptian archaeological sites and artifacts.
D. Faiyum archaeological heritage
Faiyum archaeological heritage encompasses the rich concentration of ancient Egyptian and Greco-Roman sites, temples, settlements, and artifacts in the Faiyum region, reflecting its long history as a major cultural and agricultural center.
E. British School of Archaeology in Egypt
The British School of Archaeology in Egypt was a pioneering early 20th-century institution dedicated to the systematic archaeological exploration and study of ancient Egyptian sites.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Theban Mapping Project
Target entity description: The Theban Mapping Project is an archaeological initiative that documents and maps the tombs and monuments of the Theban Necropolis in Luxor, Egypt, providing detailed plans, research, and online resources.

A. Hierakonpolis Expedition
The Hierakonpolis Expedition is an ongoing archaeological project dedicated to excavating and studying the ancient Egyptian city of Hierakonpolis, a key center of Predynastic and early dynastic Egypt.
B. Kahun
Kahun was an ancient Egyptian workers’ town built to house the laborers and officials involved in constructing and servicing the pyramid complex of Pharaoh Senusret II.
C. Italian Archaeological Mission to Egypt
The Italian Archaeological Mission to Egypt is a scholarly expeditionary team from Italy dedicated to excavating, studying, and preserving ancient Egyptian archaeological sites and artifacts.
D. Faiyum archaeological heritage
Faiyum archaeological heritage encompasses the rich concentration of ancient Egyptian and Greco-Roman sites, temples, settlements, and artifacts in the Faiyum region, reflecting its long history as a major cultural and agricultural center.
E. British School of Archaeology in Egypt
The British School of Archaeology in Egypt was a pioneering early 20th-century institution dedicated to the systematic archaeological exploration and study of ancient Egyptian sites.
F. None of above. chosen