American expedition to Nippur
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The American expedition to Nippur was a late 19th-century archaeological project, largely sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania, that conducted some of the first major scientific excavations in Mesopotamia and helped reveal the ancient Sumerian city of Nippur.
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Target entity: American expedition to Nippur Context triple: [Niffer, excavatedBy, American expedition to Nippur]
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expedition of Nakhla
The expedition of Nakhla was a pivotal early Muslim raid against a Quraysh caravan near Mecca that intensified tensions and helped precipitate larger battles in the early Islamic period.
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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.
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Sapri expedition
The Sapri expedition was an 1857 failed insurrectionary landing in southern Italy led by Carlo Pisacane, aimed at sparking a popular uprising against the Bourbon monarchy of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
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Nimrod Expedition
The Nimrod Expedition was Ernest Shackleton’s 1907–1909 British Antarctic expedition that made record-setting southern and polar achievements and significantly advanced scientific and geographic knowledge of Antarctica.
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Granma expedition
The Granma expedition was the 1956 seaborne journey in which Fidel Castro and his followers sailed from Mexico to Cuba to launch the guerrilla war that ignited the Cuban Revolution.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: American expedition to Nippur Target entity description: The American expedition to Nippur was a late 19th-century archaeological project, largely sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania, that conducted some of the first major scientific excavations in Mesopotamia and helped reveal the ancient Sumerian city of Nippur.
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A.
expedition of Nakhla
The expedition of Nakhla was a pivotal early Muslim raid against a Quraysh caravan near Mecca that intensified tensions and helped precipitate larger battles in the early Islamic period.
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B.
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.
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C.
Sapri expedition
The Sapri expedition was an 1857 failed insurrectionary landing in southern Italy led by Carlo Pisacane, aimed at sparking a popular uprising against the Bourbon monarchy of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
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D.
Nimrod Expedition
The Nimrod Expedition was Ernest Shackleton’s 1907–1909 British Antarctic expedition that made record-setting southern and polar achievements and significantly advanced scientific and geographic knowledge of Antarctica.
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E.
Granma expedition
The Granma expedition was the 1956 seaborne journey in which Fidel Castro and his followers sailed from Mexico to Cuba to launch the guerrilla war that ignited the Cuban Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
archaeological expedition
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scientific excavation project ⓘ |
| aim |
to conduct scientific excavations at Nippur
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to recover texts and material culture from ancient Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Sumerian city-states ⓘ |
| discoveries |
architectural remains
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cuneiform tablets ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ temple complexes ⓘ |
| field |
Assyriology
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archaeology ⓘ |
| heritage | part of early American involvement in Near Eastern archaeology ⓘ |
| impact |
advanced understanding of Sumerian history
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contributed to the development of Mesopotamian archaeology ⓘ enriched museum collections in the United States ⓘ |
| location |
Mesopotamia
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Nippur ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Sumerian civilization
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ancient city of Nippur ⓘ
linked to:
Nippur
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| methodology |
stratigraphic recording
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systematic excavation ⓘ |
| organizer |
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
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linked to:
Penn Museum
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| regionExplored | southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| result |
identification of Nippur as a major Sumerian religious center
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publication of archaeological reports and studies ⓘ |
| significance |
helped reveal the ancient Sumerian city of Nippur
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one of the first major scientific excavations in Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| sponsor | University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
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