Triple

T19118934
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Zapotecs E467984 entity
Predicate archaeologicalCulture P7829 FINISHED
Object Monte Albán culture
The Monte Albán culture was a major pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilization centered at the hilltop city of Monte Albán in Oaxaca, known for its monumental architecture, elaborate tombs, and early writing and calendrical systems.
E29905 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: Monte Albán culture | Statement: [Zapotecs, archaeologicalCulture, Monte Albán culture]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Monte Albán culture
Context triple: [Zapotecs, archaeologicalCulture, Monte Albán culture]
  • A. Chupícuaro culture
    The Chupícuaro culture was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilization in central Mexico, noted for its distinctive polychrome ceramics and early village settlements that influenced later cultures in the region.
  • B. Zapotec civilization
    The Zapotec civilization was an influential pre-Columbian culture of southern Mesoamerica, centered in the Oaxaca Valley and noted for its early writing system, monumental architecture, and complex urban centers like Monte Albán.
  • C. Cuicuilco culture
    The Cuicuilco culture was an early Mesoamerican civilization centered in the Valley of Mexico, notable for its large circular pyramid and for being largely destroyed by volcanic eruptions from the nearby Xitle volcano.
  • D. Huasteca culture
    The Huasteca culture is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilization from the Gulf Coast region of Mexico, known for its distinctive art, music, and traditions that continue to influence local identities today.
  • E. Cholula culture
    The Cholula culture was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilization centered in the city of Cholula in present-day Mexico, known for its long-lasting religious significance and monumental architecture.
  • 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: Monte Albán culture
Triple: [Zapotecs, archaeologicalCulture, Monte Albán culture]
Generated description
The Monte Albán culture was a major pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilization centered at the hilltop city of Monte Albán in Oaxaca, known for its monumental architecture, elaborate tombs, and early writing and calendrical systems.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Monte Albán culture
Target entity description: The Monte Albán culture was a major pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilization centered at the hilltop city of Monte Albán in Oaxaca, known for its monumental architecture, elaborate tombs, and early writing and calendrical systems.
  • A. Chupícuaro culture
    The Chupícuaro culture was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilization in central Mexico, noted for its distinctive polychrome ceramics and early village settlements that influenced later cultures in the region.
  • B. Zapotec civilization chosen
    The Zapotec civilization was an influential pre-Columbian culture of southern Mesoamerica, centered in the Oaxaca Valley and noted for its early writing system, monumental architecture, and complex urban centers like Monte Albán.
  • C. Cuicuilco culture
    The Cuicuilco culture was an early Mesoamerican civilization centered in the Valley of Mexico, notable for its large circular pyramid and for being largely destroyed by volcanic eruptions from the nearby Xitle volcano.
  • D. Huasteca culture
    The Huasteca culture is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilization from the Gulf Coast region of Mexico, known for its distinctive art, music, and traditions that continue to influence local identities today.
  • E. Cholula culture
    The Cholula culture was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilization centered in the city of Cholula in present-day Mexico, known for its long-lasting religious significance and monumental architecture.
  • F. None of above.

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_69d8dd06a26481908039e2a1bae8c597 completed April 10, 2026, 11:20 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e5e3c756a88190942930e6ae7242a7 completed April 20, 2026, 8:28 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a05e671f2988190a74d53989124026b completed May 14, 2026, 3:12 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a05e9406ba48190a50f4ea6b413e1f4 completed May 14, 2026, 3:24 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a05e9c0d35081909b6ce3c287af5d5f completed May 14, 2026, 3:26 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 12:05 p.m.