Jonathan Mark Kenoyer
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Jonathan Mark Kenoyer is an American archaeologist and Indus Valley Civilization specialist known for his extensive research and leadership in excavations at the ancient city of Harappa in present-day Pakistan.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Asko Parpola | 1 |
| Jonathan Mark Kenoyer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7309165 — 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: Jonathan Mark Kenoyer Context triple: [Harappa, excavatedBy, Jonathan Mark Kenoyer]
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A.
Roger Blench
Roger Blench is a British linguist, anthropologist, and Africanist known for his extensive fieldwork and research on under-documented languages and cultures, particularly in Africa.
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B.
Colin Gordon
Colin Gordon was a British character actor known for his numerous film and television roles in the mid-20th century, often portraying officious or bureaucratic figures.
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C.
Emil Possehl
Emil Possehl was a German industrialist and philanthropist from Lübeck, best known for building a major iron ore and steel trading empire and for endowing the Possehl Foundation to support his hometown.
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D.
Nicholas Cords
Nicholas Cords is an American violist known for his chamber music work and for performing with innovative ensembles that blend classical and world music traditions.
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E.
Ian Greer
Ian Greer is a British academic and medical researcher who serves as the President and Vice-Chancellor of Queen’s University Belfast.
- 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: Jonathan Mark Kenoyer Target entity description: Jonathan Mark Kenoyer is an American archaeologist and Indus Valley Civilization specialist known for his extensive research and leadership in excavations at the ancient city of Harappa in present-day Pakistan.
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A.
Roger Blench
Roger Blench is a British linguist, anthropologist, and Africanist known for his extensive fieldwork and research on under-documented languages and cultures, particularly in Africa.
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B.
Colin Gordon
Colin Gordon was a British character actor known for his numerous film and television roles in the mid-20th century, often portraying officious or bureaucratic figures.
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C.
Emil Possehl
Emil Possehl was a German industrialist and philanthropist from Lübeck, best known for building a major iron ore and steel trading empire and for endowing the Possehl Foundation to support his hometown.
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D.
Nicholas Cords
Nicholas Cords is an American violist known for his chamber music work and for performing with innovative ensembles that blend classical and world music traditions.
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E.
Ian Greer
Ian Greer is a British academic and medical researcher who serves as the President and Vice-Chancellor of Queen’s University Belfast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indus Valley Civilization specialist
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archaeologist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| citizenship | American ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| employer | University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Indus Valley Civilization
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linked to:
Indus Valley
South Asian archaeology ⓘ archaeology ⓘ |
| genre | academic writing ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
anthropology
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archaeology of South Asia ⓘ |
| hasPublishedOn |
Indus script
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craft production in the Indus Valley Civilization ⓘ trade and exchange in ancient South Asia ⓘ urbanism in the Indus Valley Civilization ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership in excavations at Harappa
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long-term fieldwork at Harappa ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | archaeological research community ⓘ |
| notableFor |
excavations at Harappa
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research on the Indus Valley Civilization ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ancient Cities of the Indus Valley Civilization
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linked to:
Indus Valley Civilization sites
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| occupation |
archaeologist
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university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
India
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Pakistan ⓘ South Asia ⓘ |
| positionHeld | co-director of Harappa Archaeological Research Project ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
ancient technologies
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ancient trade networks ⓘ origins of urbanism ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Harappa
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Pakistan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Jonathan Mark Kenoyer Description of subject: Jonathan Mark Kenoyer is an American archaeologist and Indus Valley Civilization specialist known for his extensive research and leadership in excavations at the ancient city of Harappa in present-day Pakistan.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jonathan Mark Kenoyer