The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $270,834 Project Grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program to The Alexandria Archive Institute to sustain and enhance its Open Context data curation platform for archaeological research. The project will make technical improvements to increase the scalability and performance of the infrastructure, support services to promote greater scientific confidence in data provenance and authenticity, and curate and publish thematically related archaeological datasets to support new research. This effort champions ethical and appropriate approaches to open access and data preservation for cultural heritage, ensuring continued impact in scholarly and public spheres while advancing interdisciplinary collaboration and innovations to make scientific data more valued and beneficial. The grant period runs from Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2029.
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