STURP
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STURP is a scientific team formed in the late 1970s that conducted extensive multidisciplinary examinations of the Shroud of Turin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| STURP canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10212146 — 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: STURP Context triple: [Shroud of Turin Research Project, hasAcronym, STURP]
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A.
Stumpff
Stumpff is a German surname most notably associated with Hans-Jürgen Stumpff, a Luftwaffe general during World War II.
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STRI
STRI is the acronym for the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, a leading center for tropical biology and conservation research based in Panama.
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C.
STE
STE is the vehicle registration code assigned to the district of Lichtenfels in Germany.
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D.
STE
STE is the public agency that operates Mexico City’s electric transport services, including trolleybuses and light rail.
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E.
STOU
STOU is an FTP protocol command that requests the server to store a file under a unique name to avoid overwriting existing files.
- 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: STURP Target entity description: STURP is a scientific team formed in the late 1970s that conducted extensive multidisciplinary examinations of the Shroud of Turin.
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A.
Stumpff
Stumpff is a German surname most notably associated with Hans-Jürgen Stumpff, a Luftwaffe general during World War II.
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B.
STRI
STRI is the acronym for the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, a leading center for tropical biology and conservation research based in Panama.
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C.
STE
STE is the vehicle registration code assigned to the district of Lichtenfels in Germany.
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D.
STE
STE is the public agency that operates Mexico City’s electric transport services, including trolleybuses and light rail.
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E.
STOU
STOU is an FTP protocol command that requests the server to store a file under a unique name to avoid overwriting existing files.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
research project
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scientific research team ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
early 1980s
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late 1970s ⓘ |
| conclusion |
no known artistic or natural process could fully account for the image on the Shroud of Turin
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the bloodstains on the Shroud of Turin are consistent with real blood ⓘ the image on the Shroud of Turin is not a painting ⓘ the image on the Shroud of Turin is superficial and resides only on the outermost fibers of the cloth ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolved | early 1980s ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Shroud of Turin studies
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multidisciplinary scientific investigation ⓘ |
| fullName |
Shroud of Turin Research Project
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linked to:
Shroud of Turin Research Project (STURP)
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| hasAbbreviation | STURP ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject | Shroud of Turin ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Alan D. Adler
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Barrie M. Schwortz ⓘ Donald Devan ⓘ Donald Lynn ⓘ Eric Jumper ⓘ Gilbert Lavoie ⓘ John DeSalvo ⓘ John Heller ⓘ John Jackson team ⓘ John P. Jackson ⓘ Joseph Accetta ⓘ Kenneth E. Stevenson ⓘ Raymond N. Rogers ⓘ Robert Bucklin ⓘ Robert Dinegar ⓘ Robert Villarreal ⓘ Roger Morris ⓘ Samuel Pellicori ⓘ Thomas D. Phillips ⓘ William Mottern ⓘ |
| inception | 1977 ⓘ |
| locationOfStudy |
Turin, Italy
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linked to:
Turin
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| notableEvent | 1978 scientific examination of the Shroud of Turin ⓘ |
| publication |
STURP final report on the Shroud of Turin
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linked to:
Shroud of Turin Research Project (STURP)
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| statedPurpose |
to characterize the physical and chemical properties of the Shroud of Turin
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to determine how the image on the Shroud of Turin was formed ⓘ |
| studiedMaterial | linen cloth ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
chemical analysis
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microscopy ⓘ photography ⓘ spectroscopy ⓘ thermal analysis ⓘ x-ray fluorescence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: STURP Description of subject: STURP is a scientific team formed in the late 1970s that conducted extensive multidisciplinary examinations of the Shroud of Turin.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Shroud of Turin Research Project (STURP)