Department of Anthropology (McGill University)
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The Department of Anthropology at McGill University is an academic unit specializing in the study of human societies, cultures, and biological diversity through teaching and research.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Department of Anthropology (McGill University) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T716497 — 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 (McGill University) Context triple: [Faculty of Arts (McGill University), hasDepartment, Department of Anthropology (McGill University)]
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Department of Anthropology, Harvard University
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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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of McGill University
The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of McGill University is a leading Canadian academic faculty that trains health professionals and conducts biomedical and clinical research across disciplines such as medicine, nursing, and allied health.
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C.
Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto
The Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto is the university’s largest academic division, encompassing a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences across its affiliated colleges.
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D.
Faculty of Arts and Science
The Faculty of Arts and Science at Kyushu University is an academic division that offers interdisciplinary undergraduate education spanning the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
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E.
Faculty of Arts and Science
The Faculty of Arts and Science is the largest academic division at Queen's University at Kingston, offering a broad 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 (McGill University) Target entity description: The Department of Anthropology at McGill University is an academic unit specializing in the study of human societies, cultures, and biological diversity through teaching and research.
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A.
Department of Anthropology, Harvard University
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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B.
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of McGill University
The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of McGill University is a leading Canadian academic faculty that trains health professionals and conducts biomedical and clinical research across disciplines such as medicine, nursing, and allied health.
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C.
Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto
The Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto is the university’s largest academic division, encompassing a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences across its affiliated colleges.
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D.
Faculty of Arts and Science
The Faculty of Arts and Science at Kyushu University is an academic division that offers interdisciplinary undergraduate education spanning the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
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E.
Faculty of Arts and Science
The Faculty of Arts and Science is the largest academic division at Queen's University at Kingston, offering a broad range of undergraduate and graduate programs across the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic unit
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university department ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
humanities
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social sciences ⓘ |
| affiliation | Faculty of Arts (McGill University) ⓘ |
| campus |
Downtown Campus (McGill University)
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linked to:
Downtown Montreal campus
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| country | Canada ⓘ |
| educationalMission |
teaching anthropology at graduate level
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teaching anthropology at undergraduate level ⓘ training students in anthropological research methods ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anthropology
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archaeology ⓘ biological anthropology ⓘ cultural anthropology ⓘ social anthropology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cross-cultural comparison
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environmental anthropology ⓘ evolution of humans ⓘ globalization and transnationalism ⓘ human diversity ⓘ indigenous studies ⓘ kinship and family structures ⓘ material culture ⓘ medical anthropology ⓘ political and economic anthropology ⓘ religion and ritual ⓘ urban anthropology ⓘ |
| hasParentOrganization |
McGill University Faculty of Arts
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linked to:
Faculty of Arts (McGill University)
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| hasType | teaching and research department ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Montreal
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Quebec ⓘ
linked to:
Quebec, Canada
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| offersProgram |
Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology
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Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology ⓘ Honours in Anthropology ⓘ Major in Anthropology ⓘ Master of Arts in Anthropology ⓘ Minor in Anthropology ⓘ |
| partOf | McGill University ⓘ |
| researchActivity |
archaeological research
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ethnographic research ⓘ fieldwork-based research ⓘ linguistic anthropology research ⓘ study of biological diversity of humans ⓘ study of human cultures ⓘ study of human societies ⓘ |
| website | https://www.mcgill.ca/anthropology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Department of Anthropology (McGill University) Description of subject: The Department of Anthropology at McGill University is an academic unit specializing in the study of human societies, cultures, and biological diversity through teaching and research.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Faculty of Arts (McGill University)
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hasDepartment
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Department of Anthropology (McGill University)
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subject linked to:
Faculty of Arts