In Search of the Old Ones
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In Search of the Old Ones is a nonfiction book by David Roberts that blends travel narrative, archaeology, and history as it explores the ancient Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) cultures of the American Southwest.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| In Search of the Old Ones canonical | 1 |
| The Lost World of the Old Ones | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11807925 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: In Search of the Old Ones Context triple: [David Roberts, notableWork, In Search of the Old Ones]
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The Old Ones
"The Old Ones" is a short story by Ray Bradbury, included in his science fiction collection *The Martian Chronicles*, that explores themes of colonization and the remnants of ancient Martian civilization.
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B.
Whispers of the Old Gods
Whispers of the Old Gods is a dark, Lovecraftian-themed Hearthstone expansion that introduced corrupted versions of classic cards and powerful Old God legendaries, dramatically reshaping the game's meta.
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C.
Outer Gods
The Outer Gods are immensely powerful, often incomprehensible cosmic deities in the Cthulhu Mythos, embodying chaos and existing beyond conventional space, time, and human understanding.
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D.
The Faceless Ones
The Faceless Ones is a 1967 serial from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, featuring the Second Doctor investigating mysterious disappearances at a London airport.
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E.
The World Unseen
The World Unseen is a 2007 period drama film set in 1950s apartheid-era South Africa that explores forbidden love and social oppression within the Indian South African community.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: In Search of the Old Ones Target entity description: In Search of the Old Ones is a nonfiction book by David Roberts that blends travel narrative, archaeology, and history as it explores the ancient Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) cultures of the American Southwest.
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A.
The Old Ones
"The Old Ones" is a short story by Ray Bradbury, included in his science fiction collection *The Martian Chronicles*, that explores themes of colonization and the remnants of ancient Martian civilization.
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B.
Whispers of the Old Gods
Whispers of the Old Gods is a dark, Lovecraftian-themed Hearthstone expansion that introduced corrupted versions of classic cards and powerful Old God legendaries, dramatically reshaping the game's meta.
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C.
Outer Gods
The Outer Gods are immensely powerful, often incomprehensible cosmic deities in the Cthulhu Mythos, embodying chaos and existing beyond conventional space, time, and human understanding.
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D.
The Faceless Ones
The Faceless Ones is a 1967 serial from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, featuring the Second Doctor investigating mysterious disappearances at a London airport.
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E.
The World Unseen
The World Unseen is a 2007 period drama film set in 1950s apartheid-era South Africa that explores forbidden love and social oppression within the Indian South African community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeology book
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nonfiction book ⓘ travel book ⓘ |
| about |
ancient cultures of the American Southwest
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field expeditions in canyon country ⓘ ruins and rock art sites ⓘ |
| author | David Roberts ⓘ |
| combines |
archaeological reporting
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historical research ⓘ travel writing ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| exploresTheme |
ethics of visiting archaeological sites
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interaction between modern explorers and ancient cultures ⓘ mystery of vanished civilizations ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Ancestral Puebloan archaeology
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ancient habitation sites ⓘ cliff dwellings ⓘ cultural history of the Ancestral Puebloans ⓘ exploration of remote ruins ⓘ |
| genre |
archaeological literature
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historical narrative ⓘ nonfiction ⓘ travel narrative ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Southwestern Native American history
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archaeological interpretation ⓘ cultural disappearance hypotheses ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American Southwest
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linked to:
southwestern United States
Anasazi culture ⓘ
linked to:
Ancestral Puebloans
Ancestral Puebloans ⓘ ancient ruins ⓘ canyon country ⓘ rock art ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ancestral Puebloan sites in the Four Corners region
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canyon hiking and exploration ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
American Southwest
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linked to:
southwestern United States
Arizona ⓘ Colorado Plateau ⓘ Utah ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
Ancestral Puebloan era
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pre-Columbian North America ⓘ |
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Subject: In Search of the Old Ones Description of subject: In Search of the Old Ones is a nonfiction book by David Roberts that blends travel narrative, archaeology, and history as it explores the ancient Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) cultures of the American Southwest.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: In Search of the Old Ones