American Association of Physical Anthropologists
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The American Association of Physical Anthropologists is a professional scientific organization dedicated to the study of human biological and evolutionary diversity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| American Association of Physical Anthropologists canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8788532 — 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: American Association of Physical Anthropologists Context triple: [William W. Howells, memberOf, American Association of Physical Anthropologists]
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A.
National Association for the Practice of Anthropology
The National Association for the Practice of Anthropology is a professional organization that promotes and supports the application of anthropological knowledge and methods to real-world problems in diverse practical settings.
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B.
American Anthropological Association
The American Anthropological Association is the primary professional organization for anthropologists in the United States, dedicated to advancing the study of humanity through research, education, and ethical practice.
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C.
Society for Applied Anthropology
The Society for Applied Anthropology is a professional organization that promotes the practical application of anthropological and related social science knowledge to address real-world social problems.
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D.
American Ethnological Society
The American Ethnological Society is a scholarly organization dedicated to the anthropological and ethnological study of human cultures and societies.
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E.
Human Behavior and Evolution Society
The Human Behavior and Evolution Society is a scholarly organization dedicated to advancing the study of human behavior through the lens of evolutionary theory.
- 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: American Association of Physical Anthropologists Target entity description: The American Association of Physical Anthropologists is a professional scientific organization dedicated to the study of human biological and evolutionary diversity.
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A.
National Association for the Practice of Anthropology
The National Association for the Practice of Anthropology is a professional organization that promotes and supports the application of anthropological knowledge and methods to real-world problems in diverse practical settings.
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B.
American Anthropological Association
The American Anthropological Association is the primary professional organization for anthropologists in the United States, dedicated to advancing the study of humanity through research, education, and ethical practice.
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C.
Society for Applied Anthropology
The Society for Applied Anthropology is a professional organization that promotes the practical application of anthropological and related social science knowledge to address real-world social problems.
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D.
American Ethnological Society
The American Ethnological Society is a scholarly organization dedicated to the anthropological and ethnological study of human cultures and societies.
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E.
Human Behavior and Evolution Society
The Human Behavior and Evolution Society is a scholarly organization dedicated to advancing the study of human behavior through the lens of evolutionary theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
learned society
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professional association ⓘ scientific organization ⓘ |
| activity |
advocacy for scientific standards in anthropology
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organization of annual scientific meetings ⓘ publication of scientific research ⓘ support of education in physical anthropology ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | study of human biological and evolutionary diversity ⓘ |
| discipline | anthropology ⓘ |
| field |
biological anthropology
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human biological diversity ⓘ human evolution ⓘ physical anthropology ⓘ |
| focus |
adaptation and human ecology
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forensic anthropology ⓘ genetics of human populations ⓘ growth and development ⓘ human origins ⓘ human variation ⓘ paleoanthropology ⓘ primatology ⓘ skeletal biology ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | AAPA ⓘ |
| hasMember |
biological anthropologist
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physical anthropologist ⓘ student member ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| purpose |
dissemination of scientific knowledge about human evolution
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professional networking for physical anthropologists ⓘ promotion of the study of human biological diversity ⓘ promotion of the study of human evolutionary diversity ⓘ support of research in physical anthropology ⓘ |
| scope | international ⓘ |
| sector | nonprofit sector ⓘ |
| subDiscipline |
biological anthropology
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physical anthropology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: American Association of Physical Anthropologists Description of subject: The American Association of Physical Anthropologists is a professional scientific organization dedicated to the study of human biological and evolutionary diversity.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.