Triple

T19482273
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Robert H. Lowie E487418 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Culture and Ethnology
Culture and Ethnology is a foundational anthropological work by Robert H. Lowie that examines the principles, methods, and comparative study of human cultures.
E1378988 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: Culture and Ethnology | Statement: [Robert H. Lowie, notableWork, Culture and Ethnology]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Culture and Ethnology
Context triple: [Robert H. Lowie, notableWork, Culture and Ethnology]
  • A. Cultural Anthropology
    Cultural Anthropology is a leading peer-reviewed journal in the field of anthropology that publishes innovative research on contemporary cultural and social issues worldwide.
  • B. Anthropology
    Anthropology is the holistic scientific study of humans, past and present, encompassing their cultures, societies, languages, and biological evolution.
  • C. Americanist ethnology
    Americanist ethnology is a branch of anthropology focused on the cultures, languages, histories, and social structures of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas.
  • D. Cultural Anthropology (journal)
    Cultural Anthropology is a leading peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes innovative research and critical essays in the field of cultural anthropology.
  • E. School of Ethnology and Sociology
    The School of Ethnology and Sociology is an academic unit specializing in the study of ethnic groups, cultures, and social structures, typically offering interdisciplinary research and teaching in anthropology, sociology, and related social sciences.
  • 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: Culture and Ethnology
Triple: [Robert H. Lowie, notableWork, Culture and Ethnology]
Generated description
Culture and Ethnology is a foundational anthropological work by Robert H. Lowie that examines the principles, methods, and comparative study of human cultures.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Culture and Ethnology
Target entity description: Culture and Ethnology is a foundational anthropological work by Robert H. Lowie that examines the principles, methods, and comparative study of human cultures.
  • A. Cultural Anthropology
    Cultural Anthropology is a leading peer-reviewed journal in the field of anthropology that publishes innovative research on contemporary cultural and social issues worldwide.
  • B. Anthropology
    Anthropology is the holistic scientific study of humans, past and present, encompassing their cultures, societies, languages, and biological evolution.
  • C. Americanist ethnology
    Americanist ethnology is a branch of anthropology focused on the cultures, languages, histories, and social structures of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas.
  • D. Cultural Anthropology (journal)
    Cultural Anthropology is a leading peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes innovative research and critical essays in the field of cultural anthropology.
  • E. School of Ethnology and Sociology
    The School of Ethnology and Sociology is an academic unit specializing in the study of ethnic groups, cultures, and social structures, typically offering interdisciplinary research and teaching in anthropology, sociology, and related social sciences.
  • 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_69d8e8d924388190b847cb15bb3d0aff completed April 10, 2026, 12:11 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6343ab16481909b508ba0a08ea191 completed April 20, 2026, 2:12 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a074057ba44819082582784847a90da completed May 15, 2026, 3:48 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0740ff37fc81908e68db633223fb9c completed May 15, 2026, 3:51 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a07424880e08190a582da18e3a6af19 completed May 15, 2026, 3:56 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:39 p.m.