Triple
T18837089
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mesolithic period |
E460690
|
entity |
| Predicate | differsFrom |
P278
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
African Middle Stone Age (chronologically earlier industry)
The African Middle Stone Age is a prehistoric technological and cultural phase in Africa characterized by the development of advanced stone tool technologies and early manifestations of modern human behavior.
|
E1345538
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: African Middle Stone Age (chronologically earlier industry) | Statement: [Mesolithic period, differsFrom, African Middle Stone Age (chronologically earlier industry)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: African Middle Stone Age (chronologically earlier industry) Context triple: [Mesolithic period, differsFrom, African Middle Stone Age (chronologically earlier industry)]
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A.
Mousterian stone tool industry
The Mousterian stone tool industry was a Middle Paleolithic technological tradition characterized by sophisticated flake tools and prepared-core techniques, most closely associated with Neanderthals in Europe and Western Asia.
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B.
Soanian stone tool industry
The Soanian stone tool industry is an early Paleolithic archaeological culture of the Indian subcontinent, characterized by pebble and core tools found mainly in the Siwalik Hills region.
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C.
Acheulean
Acheulean is a prehistoric stone tool industry characterized by large bifacial handaxes and cleavers, associated mainly with Homo erectus and early Homo sapiens across Africa, Europe, and Asia.
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D.
Middle Paleolithic
The Middle Paleolithic is a prehistoric period characterized by the development of Neanderthals and early modern humans, marked by more advanced stone tool technologies such as the Mousterian industry.
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E.
Upper Palaeolithic
The Upper Palaeolithic is the final phase of the Old Stone Age, marked by advanced stone tools, cave art, and the widespread presence of anatomically modern humans across Eurasia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: African Middle Stone Age (chronologically earlier industry) Triple: [Mesolithic period, differsFrom, African Middle Stone Age (chronologically earlier industry)]
Generated description
The African Middle Stone Age is a prehistoric technological and cultural phase in Africa characterized by the development of advanced stone tool technologies and early manifestations of modern human behavior.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: African Middle Stone Age (chronologically earlier industry) Target entity description: The African Middle Stone Age is a prehistoric technological and cultural phase in Africa characterized by the development of advanced stone tool technologies and early manifestations of modern human behavior.
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A.
Mousterian stone tool industry
The Mousterian stone tool industry was a Middle Paleolithic technological tradition characterized by sophisticated flake tools and prepared-core techniques, most closely associated with Neanderthals in Europe and Western Asia.
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B.
Soanian stone tool industry
The Soanian stone tool industry is an early Paleolithic archaeological culture of the Indian subcontinent, characterized by pebble and core tools found mainly in the Siwalik Hills region.
-
C.
Acheulean
Acheulean is a prehistoric stone tool industry characterized by large bifacial handaxes and cleavers, associated mainly with Homo erectus and early Homo sapiens across Africa, Europe, and Asia.
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D.
Middle Paleolithic
The Middle Paleolithic is a prehistoric period characterized by the development of Neanderthals and early modern humans, marked by more advanced stone tool technologies such as the Mousterian industry.
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E.
Upper Palaeolithic
The Upper Palaeolithic is the final phase of the Old Stone Age, marked by advanced stone tools, cave art, and the widespread presence of anatomically modern humans across Eurasia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d8dcfa11e4819090ab1ef5bdcd2b2e |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:20 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5a99e86388190957acaaab401b5cb |
completed | April 20, 2026, 4:20 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a05676b320481909bea3533d2c7fc27 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 6:10 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0568910c20819093ab2c08b79698cf |
completed | May 14, 2026, 6:15 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a056959a154819095fec2ee55e4734e |
completed | May 14, 2026, 6:19 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:56 a.m.