Department of Anthropology, Harvard University
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The Department of Anthropology at Harvard University is a leading academic unit dedicated to the study of human societies, cultures, and biological diversity through teaching and research.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Department of Anthropology at Harvard University | 2 |
| Department of Anthropology, Harvard University canonical | 1 |
| Harvard University Department of Anthropology | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T609112 — 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: Department of Anthropology, Harvard University Context triple: [Alfred Marston Tozzer, affiliation, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University]
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Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University is the main academic division that oversees Harvard College, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and several other schools, encompassing the university’s core liberal arts and sciences teaching and research.
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Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University
The Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University is a research center dedicated to advancing empirical and computational methods for the study of social and political phenomena.
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Harvard University Department of Government
The Harvard University Department of Government is a leading political science department renowned for its research and teaching on politics, governance, and public policy.
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Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
The Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is Harvard University's primary graduate school for advanced study and research in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
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Columbian College of Arts and Sciences
Columbian College of Arts and Sciences is the principal liberal arts and sciences college of George Washington University, offering a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs across the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
- 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: Department of Anthropology, Harvard University Target entity description: The Department of Anthropology at Harvard University is a leading academic unit dedicated to the study of human societies, cultures, and biological diversity through teaching and research.
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A.
Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University is the main academic division that oversees Harvard College, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and several other schools, encompassing the university’s core liberal arts and sciences teaching and research.
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B.
Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University
The Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University is a research center dedicated to advancing empirical and computational methods for the study of social and political phenomena.
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C.
Harvard University Department of Government
The Harvard University Department of Government is a leading political science department renowned for its research and teaching on politics, governance, and public policy.
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D.
Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
The Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is Harvard University's primary graduate school for advanced study and research in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
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Columbian College of Arts and Sciences
Columbian College of Arts and Sciences is the principal liberal arts and sciences college of George Washington University, offering a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs across the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic department
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university department ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | anthropology ⓘ |
| affiliation | Ivy League university ⓘ |
| campus | Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| city | Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| employs | anthropology faculty ⓘ |
| field | anthropology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
biological diversity
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human cultures ⓘ human societies ⓘ |
| hasSubdivision |
Archaeology Program
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Human Evolutionary Biology–related research groups ⓘ Social Anthropology Program ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://anthropology.fas.harvard.edu/ ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| mission |
research
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teaching ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
Bachelor’s degree in anthropology
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PhD in anthropology ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
graduate program in anthropology
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undergraduate program in anthropology ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University ⓘ |
| partOf | Harvard University ⓘ |
| researchArea |
archaeology
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biological anthropology ⓘ social anthropology ⓘ |
| studies |
cultural diversity
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human evolution ⓘ social organization ⓘ |
| teaches |
archaeology
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biological anthropology ⓘ cultural anthropology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Department of Anthropology, Harvard University Description of subject: The Department of Anthropology at Harvard University is a leading academic unit dedicated to the study of human societies, cultures, and biological diversity through teaching and research.
Referenced by (4)
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East Asian studies at Harvard University
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Department of Anthropology at Harvard University
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