Tessa Wheeler
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Tessa Wheeler was a pioneering early 20th-century British archaeologist known for her influential excavations and contributions to developing modern archaeological methods.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tessa Wheeler canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8192455 — 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: Tessa Wheeler Context triple: [Verulamium, excavatedBy, Tessa Wheeler]
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A.
Tessa Ross
Tessa Ross is a prominent British film and television producer known for backing acclaimed, often auteur-driven projects across UK cinema and high-end TV drama.
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B.
Tessa Humphries
Tessa Humphries is an Australian actress and the daughter of famed comedian and satirist Barry Humphries.
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C.
Jennifer Winkley
Jennifer Winkley is known as the former spouse of acclaimed American novelist Cormac McCarthy.
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D.
Lucy Tait
Lucy Tait is the daughter of writer and philosopher Katharine Tait and a member of the extended Russell family lineage.
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E.
Thea Sharrock
Thea Sharrock is a British theatre and film director known for her acclaimed stage productions and for directing the feature film "Me Before You."
- 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: Tessa Wheeler Target entity description: Tessa Wheeler was a pioneering early 20th-century British archaeologist known for her influential excavations and contributions to developing modern archaeological methods.
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A.
Tessa Ross
Tessa Ross is a prominent British film and television producer known for backing acclaimed, often auteur-driven projects across UK cinema and high-end TV drama.
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B.
Tessa Humphries
Tessa Humphries is an Australian actress and the daughter of famed comedian and satirist Barry Humphries.
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C.
Jennifer Winkley
Jennifer Winkley is known as the former spouse of acclaimed American novelist Cormac McCarthy.
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D.
Lucy Tait
Lucy Tait is the daughter of writer and philosopher Katharine Tait and a member of the extended Russell family lineage.
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E.
Thea Sharrock
Thea Sharrock is a British theatre and film director known for her acclaimed stage productions and for directing the feature film "Me Before You."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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archaeologist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
standardisation of archaeological recording methods
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systematic stratigraphic excavation techniques in Britain ⓘ training of a generation of British field archaeologists ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
biographical studies of Mortimer Wheeler and collaborators
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histories of British archaeology ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University College London ⓘ |
| employer | University College London ⓘ |
| familyName | Wheeler ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
archaeology
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excavation methodology ⓘ |
| genre | archaeological report ⓘ |
| givenName | Tessa ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | development of modern British field archaeology ⓘ |
| hasRole |
archaeological teacher
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excavation organiser ⓘ field director in excavations ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | modern archaeology ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
developing modern archaeological field methods
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helping professionalise archaeological practice in Britain ⓘ influential excavations in Britain ⓘ meticulous excavation planning and organisation ⓘ pioneering early 20th-century British archaeology ⓘ |
| notableWork |
excavations at Caerleon
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excavations at Maiden Castle ⓘ
linked to:
Maiden Castle
excavations at Verulamium ⓘ |
| occupation | archaeologist ⓘ |
| partOf | history of women in archaeology ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Mortimer Wheeler ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Britain
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linked to:
Great Britain
Caerleon ⓘ Maiden Castle ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ Verulamium ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (4)
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