The Alexandria Archive Institute is a non-profit technology company that preserves and shares world heritage on the Web, free of charge. Through advocacy, education, research, and technology programs like Open Context, we pioneer ways to open up archaeology and related fields for all.
WHAT WE DO:
OPEN TECHNOLOGIES, ADVOCACY, RESEARCH & EDUCATION
The AAI supports a range of projects that work toward our mission of enhancing scholarship through use of the Open Web. The primary focus of our work is Open Context, an open access, Web-based publication system for archaeology and other field sciences. Learn more about Open Context
In addition to Open Context, we actively contribute to several other collaborative initiatives, which are funded primarily by government and private foundation grants. Learn more about our other projects
IMPACTS
Twenty-first century research must make data sharing a regular part of scholarly life. Data sharing improves transparency, reduces duplication of effort, and opens new horizons for both public participation and large scale multidisciplinary inquiry. Our work is targeted at promoting greater breadth and depth of understanding through sharing the richly documented primary data collected by researchers in an accessible online format. Learn more
COMMUNITY
The Alexandria Archive Institute's projects thrive in a growing ecosystem of Open Web initiatives aimed at promoting research and instruction. Our projects contribute to the vibrancy and growth of that ecosystem. We actively work to promote participation by students, researchers, and the public in building more open and inclusive approaches to understanding our origins and historical achievements. Learn more
CONTRIBUTE
The AAI welcomes contributions of scholarly data, in-kind services, and financial donations. Learn more about publishing data in Open Context or adding or linking content to another of the projects we support.
Please also consider making a 100% tax-deductible gift to the AAI to support our ongoing programs or to help advance a specific project. Learn more
Support Our Programs
Your donation can help break down access barriers to global heritage and give future generations an enriching and meaningful past.
Help us open the past to new discoveries!
AAI News
Alternative Field Schools and Data Literacy
The Data Literacy Program’s (DLP’s) Paulina Przystupa, alongside The Alexandria Archive Institute’s Executive Director, Sarah Whitcher Kansa, will share their experiences with alternative archaeological field schools at the annual Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA) conference in January. If you happen […]
Read More“Digging Up Data” Team Wins ASOR’s 2023 Membership Service Award
We are proud to announce that at the 2023 American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR) conference in Chicago in November, AAI’s Leigh Anne Lieberman and Melissa Cradic, together with colleague Tiffany Earley-Spadoni, received an award for their service to ASOR’s […]
Read MoreStop and Smell…the Material Culture: An Archaeology Data-Centric Slow Observation Guide
This exercise is best suited to those with an interest in belonging or material culture analysis, archaeological data collection, or using mindful observation skills for archaeology and daily life. Users should have a basic understanding of observation and recording methods, […]
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