Open Context Projects and Collections Online

Anyone can publish their research with Open Context — from individuals to teams, and from junior to senior scholars. Open Context focuses on structured data, meaning the records of spreadsheets or relational databases, together with related media files (such as images and maps). Essentially, we provide publication services for the vast bulk of media that typically cannot fit into a conventional book or article publication. In general, Open Context does not publish or archive PDFs of published or unpublished manuscripts, unless these help document structured datasets. Browse Open Context's projects for examples of the kinds of content we publish.

Open Context currently publishes 71 projects.

	Date and Editorial Status	Lead Persons	Description
Kenan Tepe	2012-02-27 ●●●●○Editorial board reviewed	Bradley Parker, Peter Cobb	The Upper Tigris Archaeological Research Project’s Excavations at Kenan Tepe in Southeastern Turkey Descriptive MetadataIron age, Copper age, Bronze Age--Middle East, Ubaid culture, Archaeology, Turkey, Iraq, Tigris River
Iraq Heritage Program	2006-11-07 ●●○○○Minimal editorial acceptance	Global Heritage Fund	Overview of the Global Heritage Fund's conservation work in Iraq Descriptive MetadataEarly Dynastic Mesopotamia , Bronze Age--Middle East, Iron age, Archaeology, Documentation, Sumer, Cultural property--protection, Cultural property, World heritage areas, Iraq, Babylon, Assyria
Bade Museum	2010-02-16 ●●●●○Editorial board reviewed	Aaron Brody	Tell en-Nasbeh Collection at the Badè Museum of Biblical Archaeology Descriptive MetadataChronology, Byzantine, Hellenistic Greek, Roman Republic, Neo-Babylonian—Achaemenid Southern Levant, Bronze Age--Middle East, Iron age, Chronology, Roman, Archaeology, Tomb, Cities and towns, Bible--antiquities, Middle East, Southern Levant, Israel, Judah, Palestine
Dhiban Excavation and Development Project	2011-08-05 ○○○○○In preparation, draft-stage	Bruce Routledge, Benjamin Porter	Archaeology of an Early Bronze through Islamic settlement south of Amman, Jordan Descriptive MetadataIslamic Chronology, Chronology, Byzantine, Chronology, Roman, Nabateans, Iron age, Bronze Age--Middle East, Geology, History, Anthropology, Tourism, Archaeology, Jordan
Zooarchaeology of Öküzini Cave	2013-02-25 ●●●●●Peer-reviewed	Levent Atici	Animal exploitation patterns in SW Anatolia during the Epipaleolithic from assemblages excavated from a finely-stratified cave Descriptive MetadataPaleolithic, Pleistocene-Holocene boundary, Hunting and gathering societies, Animal remains (Archaeology), Subsistence economy, Turkey, Taurus Mountains
Çukuriçi Höyük Zooarchaeology	2013-02-25 ●●●○○Managing editor reviewed	Alfred Galik	Zooarchaeology of Late Neolithic - Early Bronze Age Çukuriçi Höyük, Turkey Descriptive MetadataBronze Age--Middle East, Copper age, Neolithic, Animal remains (Archaeology), Agriculture, Subsistence economy, Turkey
Murlo	2012-07-06 ●●●○○Managing editor reviewed	Anthony Tuck	Poggio Civitate Excavation Project Descriptive MetadataIron age, Architecture, Archaeology, Subsistence economy, Human settlements, Civilization, Etruscan Defined PeriodsArchaic (580 BCE - 482 BCE), Roman Imperial (31 CE - 399 CE), Orientalizing (750 BCE - 582 BCE)
Köşk Höyük Faunal Data	2013-05-17 ●●●○○Managing editor reviewed	Benjamin S. Arbuckle	Faunal data from the site of Köşk Höyük, Turkey, recorded between 2004-2011 in the excavation field house and the Niğde Museum Descriptive MetadataCopper age, Subsistence economy, Mammal remains (archaeology), Animal remains (Archaeology), Pastoral systems, Equidae, Turkey
Çatalhöyük Zooarchaeology	2013-02-13 ●●●●●Peer-reviewed	David Orton, Nerissa Russell, Katheryn Twiss, Louise Martin, Sheelagh Frame	Faunal data from Neolithic Çatalhöyük and Chalcolithic Çatalhöyük West, Konya, Turkey. Descriptive MetadataNeolithic, Animal remains (Archaeology), Mammal remains (archaeology), Subsistence economy, Turkey, Çatalhöyük
Zooarchaeology of Karain Cave B	2013-02-25 ●●●●●Peer-reviewed	Levent Atici	Changes in hunter-gatherer lifestyles that may have led to sedentary agricultural economies in SW Anatolia Descriptive MetadataPaleolithic, Pleistocene-Holocene boundary, Subsistence economy, Caprinae, Hunting and gathering societies, Animal remains (Archaeology), Taurus Mountains, Turkey
Animal remains from Forcello	2015-10-21 ●●●○○Managing editor reviewed	Angela Trentacoste	Animal remains from the Etruscan settlement at Forcello (MN). Excludes fish and molluscs
Biometrical Database of European Aurochs and Domestic Cattle	2016-04-03 ●●●○○Managing editor reviewed	Elizabeth Wright	Bos primigenius and Bos taurus biometrical and ageing data from a number of European sites dating from the Middle Pleistocene to the Medieval period Descriptive MetadataArchaeology, Mammal remains (archaeology), Extinct mammals
Erbaba Höyük and Suberde Zooarchaeology	2013-05-17 ●●●○○Managing editor reviewed	Benjamin S. Arbuckle	Faunal data from Erbaba Höyük, Turkey, supplemented by additional data from Suberde Descriptive MetadataNeolithic, Hamlets (villages), Domestication, Animal remains (Archaeology), Mammal remains (archaeology), Turkey
Virtual Valdivia	2016-05-07 ○○○○○In preparation, draft-stage	Sarah M Rowe
Hacksilber Project	2012-09-19 ○○○○○In preparation, draft-stage	Christine Thompson	Lead isotope and other analyses of metal objects from the Near East and Mediterranean (1500 - 500 BCE) Descriptive MetadataArchaic, Bronze Age--Middle East, Iron age, Tartessos (Kingdom), Commerce, Subsistence economy, Money, Ingots, Coins, Metallurgy, Coin hoards
Khirbat al-Mudayna al-Aliya	2010-06-08 ●●●●○Editorial board reviewed	Benjamin Porter, Bruce Routledge	Investigations of an Early Iron Age site in a semi-arid zone in west-central Jordan Descriptive MetadataIron age, Arid regions, Agriculture, Subsistence economy, Pastoral systems, Jordan, Southern Levant
Ilıpınar Zooarchaeology	2013-08-12 ●●●○○Managing editor reviewed	Hijlke Buitenhuis	This dataset contains faunal data recorded by Hijlke Buitenhuis from the site of Ilıpınar, Turkey Descriptive MetadataCopper age, Bronze Age--Middle East, Neolithic, Animal remains (Archaeology), Mammal remains (archaeology), Turkey, Aegean Sea
Petra Great Temple Excavations	2007-11-11 ●●●○○Managing editor reviewed	Martha Sharp Joukowsky	Brown University Excavations at the Great Temple of Petra, Jordan Descriptive MetadataHellenistic Greek, Roman Republic, Chronology, Roman, Nabateans, Religion, Archaeology, Architecture, Petra, Roman Empire (historical political entity), Petra (ancient site), Jordan
Mikt’sqaq Angayuk Finds	2013-03-07 ●●●○○Managing editor reviewed	Amy V. Margaris, Fanny Ballantine-Himberg, Mark Rusk, Patrick Saltonstall	Finds catalog from Mikt’sqaq Angayuk, an historic Alutiiq settlement of the early 19th century, Alaska Descriptive MetadataHistorical archaeology, Archaeological collections, Alutiiq Eskimos, Colonies, Commerce, Subsistence economy, Alaska, Kodiak
Northern Mesopotamian Pig Husbandry (Late Neolithic-EBA)	2007-01-01 ●●●○○Managing editor reviewed	Max Price	Data related to documenting pig husbandry strategies in northern Mesopotamia from the 7th through 3rd millennium. Descriptive MetadataSyria, Turkey, Iraq, Archaeology, Mammal remains (archaeology) Defined PeriodsNeolithic, Bronze Age--Middle East
Barçın Höyük Zooarchaeology	2013-02-25 ●●●○○Managing editor reviewed	Alfred Galik	Zooarchaeology of Neolithic Phases at Barçın Höyük, Turkey Descriptive MetadataNeolithic, Subsistence economy, Animal remains (Archaeology), Agriculture, Turkey
Faunal Data from Neolithic Menteşe	2014-05-12 ○○○○○In preparation, draft-stage	Lionel Gourichon, Daniel Helmer	Zooarchaeology data for Neolithic Menteşe Höyük, a site in NW Anatolia Descriptive MetadataNeolithic, Mammal remains (archaeology), Animal remains (Archaeology), Turkey
Dove Mountain Groundstone	2010-04-03 ●●●●○Editorial board reviewed	Jenny Adams	Analysis of groundstone finds from the Dove Mountain Project in the Tucson Basin Descriptive MetadataArchaeology, Hohokam culture, Southwestern United States, Arizona
Chogha Mish Fauna	2010-08-24 ●●●●●Peer-reviewed	Levent Atici, Sarah W. Kansa, Justin SE. Lev-Tov	Zooarchaeological observations from Prehistoric and Achaemenid levels at Chogha Mish, Iran. Descriptive MetadataBronze Age--Middle East, Animal remains (Archaeology), Subsistence economy, Elam, Iran
Tal-e Malyan Zooarchaeology	2011-06-18 ●●●○○Managing editor reviewed	Melinda A. Zeder	Zooarchaeology of Tel-e Malyan Descriptive MetadataBronze Age--Middle East, Middle Elamite Period, Subsistence economy, Animal remains (Archaeology), Iran
Asian Stoneware Jars	2013-03-05 ●●●○○Managing editor reviewed	Peter Grave	Element composition of Asian Stoneware Jars from the 9th - 19th centuries CE Descriptive MetadataEarly modern period, Stoneware, Commerce, Neutron activation analysis, Inductively coupled plasma spectrometry
Pyla-Koutsopetria Archaeological Project	2013-10-25 ●●●○○Managing editor reviewed	William R. Caraher, R. Scott Moore, David K. Pettegrew	Pedestrian survey, geophysical prospecting, and excavation near Pyla, on the southern coast of Cyprus Descriptive MetadataBronze Age--Middle East, Chronology, Roman, Classical antiquities, Hellenistic Greek, Roman Republic, Archaeology, Archaeological surveying, Excavations (Archaeology)--Cyprus, Landscape archaeology, Human settlements, Republic of Cyprus
Domuztepe Excavations	2006-02-28 ●●●○○Managing editor reviewed	Stuart Campbell, Elizabeth Carter	Excavations of a Late Neolithic site in south-central Turkey Descriptive MetadataNeolithic, Halaf culture, Archaeology, Excavations (Archaeology), Hamlets (villages), Kahramanmaras, Middle East
Ceramics, Trade, Provenience and Geology: Cyprus in the Late Bronze Age	2013-09-21 ●●●●●Peer-reviewed	Peter Grave, Lisa Kealhofer, Ben Marsh, Ulf-Dietrich Schoop, Jürgen Seeher, John W. Bennett, Attila Stopic	NAA data to firmly establish the geological provenience of Cypriot ceramics Descriptive MetadataBronze Age--Middle East, Archaeology, Pottery, Multivariate analysis, Neutron activation analysis, Art--Provenance, Republic of Cyprus
Georgia Archaeological Site File (GASF)	2013-10-15 ○○○○○In preparation, draft-stage	Georgia SHPO	Georgia State Archaeological Site Files published as part of the DINAA Project Descriptive MetadataState historic preservation office, Archaeology, Salvage archaeology, Georgia, North America
West Stow West Zooarchaeology	2013-02-23 ●●●○○Managing editor reviewed	Pamela Crabtree	West Stow, Suffolk County, UK Rescue excavations conducted at the site in advance of the construction of a new Visitor Centre Descriptive MetadataGreat Britain--History--Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066, Subsistence economy, Animal remains (Archaeology), West Stow
Balance Pan Weights from Nippur	2013-10-08 ●●●○○Managing editor reviewed	William B. Hafford	Physical measurements and photographs of weights (and possible weights) from a single site, multiple excavations from 1889-1972. Descriptive MetadataWeight, Measurement, Archaeology, Tools, Prehistoric, Iraq
Aegean Archaeomalacology	2010-01-10 ●●●●●Peer-reviewed	Canan Çakırlar	Mollusk Shells in Troia, Yenibademli, and Ulucak: An Archaeomalacological Approach to Environment and Economy in the Aegean Descriptive MetadataBronze Age--Middle East, Copper age, Ecology, Subsistence economy, Mollusks, Aegean Sea, Turkey
Harvard Peabody Mus. Zooarchaeology	2006-05-15 ●●○○○Minimal editorial acceptance	Richard Meadow, Levent Atici	Harvard Peabody Museum Zooarchaeology Laboratory Reference Collection Descriptive MetadataBones, Archaeological assemblages, Animal remains (Archaeology), Zoology, Archaeological collections, Archaeology
Florida Site Files	2013-11-13 ○○○○○In preparation, draft-stage	Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources (FDOS-DHR)	Florida State Archaeological Site Files published as part of the DINAA Project Descriptive MetadataState historic preservation office, Salvage archaeology, Archaeology, North America, Florida
Traces in the Lost Landscape	2007-01-01 ●●●○○Managing editor reviewed	Grace Karskens, Georgia Burnett, Shawn Ross	Aboriginal archaeological sites, Nepean River and contiguous areas in New South Wales, Australia Descriptive MetadataNew South Wales, Archaeology, Historical archaeology, Archaeological surveying, Excavations (Archaeology)--Australia, Aboriginal Australians--Australia
Kentucky Site Files	2014-03-06 ○○○○○In preparation, draft-stage	Kentucky Office of State Archaeology (KOSA)	Archaeological site files maintained by the Kentucky Office of State Archaeology (KOSA) Descriptive MetadataArchaeology, State historic preservation office, Salvage archaeology, Kentucky, North America
Indiana Site Files	2014-02-05 ○○○○○In preparation, draft-stage	Indiana DNR-DHPA	Archaeological site files maintained by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology (DNR-DHPA) Descriptive MetadataArchaeology, State historic preservation office, Salvage archaeology, North America, Indiana
Presidio of San Francisco	2010-01-25 ●●●○○Managing editor reviewed	[Still in development]	Ongoing investigations of El Presidio de San Francisco and other archaeological resources at the Presidio of San Francisco Descriptive MetadataHistorical archaeology, History of California, United States. Army--History, Education, California, San Francisco
Missouri Site Files	2014-02-23 ○○○○○In preparation, draft-stage	Missouri SHPO	Archaeological site information managed and maintained by the Missouri State Historical Preservation Office Descriptive MetadataArchaeology, Salvage archaeology, State historic preservation office, Missouri, North America
Illinois Site Files	2014-03-15 ○○○○○In preparation, draft-stage	Illinois State Museum (ISM)	Archaeological site files maintained by the Illinois State Museum (ISM) Descriptive MetadataState historic preservation office, Archaeology, Salvage archaeology, Illinois, North America
Iowa Site Files	2014-03-16 ○○○○○In preparation, draft-stage	Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist (OSA)	Archaeological site files maintained by the Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist (OSA) Descriptive MetadataState historic preservation office, Salvage archaeology, Archaeology, North America, Iowa
Lake Carlos Beach Site, 1992 and 1996	2006-11-01 ●●●○○Managing editor reviewed	State of Minnesota, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Minnesota State Parks Cultural Resource Management Program staff	Descriptions and provenience information for 7837 artifacts
Historic Fort Snelling	2007-01-01 ○○○○○In preparation, draft-stage	Nancy Hoffman	Objects from the Short Barracks of Fort Snelling, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers
Biometry of Iron Age II and Hellenistic Period Dog 'Burials' from Tell Gezer and Other Sites	2016-06-17 ○○○○○In preparation, draft-stage	Liora K Horwitz, Samuel R Wolff, Steven Ortiz	Digital Companion to "The Context and Biometry of Iron Age II and Hellenistic Period Dog 'Burials' from Tell Gezer Compared to those from Other Sites in the Region"
Zooarchaeology of Medieval Emden	2010-10-29 ●●●●○Editorial board reviewed	Jessica Grimm	Animal Bone Analysis in medieval Emden, Germany Descriptive MetadataAnimal remains (Archaeology), Archaeology, Medieval, Subsistence economy, Lower Saxony, Germany
Pınarbaşı 1994: Animal Bones	2006-03-25 ●●●○○Managing editor reviewed	Denise Carruthers	Analysis of faunal remains from prehistoric contexts at Pınarbaşı in central Turkey Descriptive MetadataNeolithic, Mesolithic period, Hunting and gathering societies, Archaeology, Animal remains (Archaeology), Agriculture, Middle East, Turkey
South Carolina SHPO	2014-01-21 ○○○○○In preparation, draft-stage	South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology (SCIAA)	Archaeological site information managed and maintained by the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology (SCIAA) Descriptive MetadataState historic preservation office, Archaeology, Salvage archaeology, North America, South Carolina
Rough Cilicia	2012-04-28 ●●●○○Managing editor reviewed	Nicholas K. Rauh	Survey exploring Roman provincial acculturation through the lens of Rough Cilician material and cultural remains Descriptive MetadataChronology, Roman, Romans, Archaeological surveying, Acculturation, Pastoral systems, Cilicia, Turkey
Images Documenting Looting in the North Cemetery at Abydos, Egypt	2007-01-01 ○○○○○In preparation, draft-stage	Matthew Douglas Adams	A collection of images from the 2013 field season of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University Abydos Expedition.
Hazor: Zooarchaeology	2006-05-12 ●●●○○Managing editor reviewed	Justin Lev-Tov	Zooarchaeological observations for Late Bronze Age and Iron Age Hazor, Israel Descriptive MetadataBronze Age--Middle East, Iron age, Subsistence economy, Bible--antiquities, Excavations (Archaeology), Archaeology, Tel Hazor (ancient site), Middle East
San Diego Archaeological Center	2010-02-01 ●●●●●Peer-reviewed	San Diego Archaeological Center	Collections maintained by the San Diego Archaeological Center Descriptive MetadataHistorical archaeology, California History, Education, Salvage archaeology, Archaeological collections, San Diego, California
Corneal Ulceration in South East Asia	2006-07-11 ●○○○○Demonstration, Minimal editorial acceptance	Mathuiah Srinivasan, John P. Whitcher	Epidemiology and Etiology of Corneal Ulcers in South India Descriptive MetadataOphthalmology, Public health, Communicable diseases, Developing countries, India
Hayonim: Micromorphology	2006-04-05 ●○○○○Demonstration, Minimal editorial acceptance	Paul Goldberg	Micromorphology samples from Mousterian, Kebaran, Natufian, and Byzantine contexts at Hayonim, Israel Descriptive MetadataMousterian culture, Paleolithic, Mesolithic period, Geology, Soil micromorphology, Archaeology, Israel, Levant
Geissenklosterle: Micromorphology	2006-04-04 ●○○○○Demonstration, Minimal editorial acceptance	Paul Goldberg	Micromorphology samples for an Upper Paleolithic cave site in the Ach Valley of Germany Descriptive MetadataPaleolithic, Archaeology, Geology, Germany, Europe
Virginia Site Files	2007-01-01 ○○○○○In preparation, draft-stage	Virginia Department of Historic Resources (VA-DHR)	State of Virginia Archaeological Site Files
Alabama Site Files	2007-01-01 ○○○○○In preparation, draft-stage	[Still in development]	Alabama State Archaeological Site Files
Louisiana Site Files	2007-01-01 ○○○○○In preparation, draft-stage	Louisiana Office of Cultural Development, Division of Archaeology	Louisiana State Archaeological Site Files
Osteometric Database of South American Camelids	2013-10-16 ○○○○○In preparation, draft-stage	Mariana Mondini, A. Sebastián Muñoz, Pablo M Fernández, Sarah Whitcher Kansa	Conjunto de datos métricos de huesos de camélidos sudamericanos reunidos en una base de datos colectivamente construida Descriptive MetadataArchaeometry, Archaeology, Data integration (Computer science), Camelidae, South America
Zooarchaeology of Neolithic Ulucak	2013-08-11 ●●●●●Peer-reviewed	Canan Çakırlar	Zooarchaeology of a portion of the vertebrate remains from Ulucak Höyük's Neolithic layers Descriptive MetadataNeolithic, Copper age, Mammal remains (archaeology), Animal remains (Archaeology), Aegean Sea, Turkey
Archaeology of Mesoamerican Animals	2013-09-16 ●●●○○Managing editor reviewed	Christopher M Götz, Kitty F Emery	Datasets and media with 'The Archaeology of Mesoamerican Animals' (2015, Lockwood Press)
Hybrid Objects and Intercultural Assemblages in Colonial Louisiana	2007-01-01 ○○○○○In preparation, draft-stage	Lauren Zych	Handmade, Low-Fired Earthenwares in New Orleans (1718-1803) Descriptive MetadataNew Orleans, Creolization, Petrography, Archaeology
Patterns of Consumption: Ceramic Residue Analysis at Liangchengzhen, Shandong, China	2007-01-01 ○○○○○In preparation, draft-stage	Rheta Lanehart	Residue analysis of lipids from various ceramic vessel types in late prehistoric China
Çatalhöyük Area TP Zooarchaeology	2013-03-02 ●●●○○Managing editor reviewed	Arek Marciniak	Faunal Data from Area TP of Çatalhöyük, Turkey Descriptive MetadataNeolithic, Subsistence economy, Animal remains (Archaeology), Mammal remains (archaeology), Çatalhöyük, Turkey
Digital Index of North American Archaeology (DINAA)	2015-10-21 ○○○○○In preparation, draft-stage	David G. Anderson, Joshua Wells, Stephen Yerka, Sarah Whitcher Kansa, Eric C. Kansa	Publication and integration of North American archaeological site file records Descriptive MetadataSalvage archaeology, Archaeology
Zooarchaeology and Cultural Ecology of Puesteros in Southern Mendoza, Argentina	2007-01-01 ○○○○○In preparation, draft-stage	Steve Wolverton	Data and images related to zooarchaeology and cultural ecology of traditional ranchers and pastoralists of west, central Argentina
Essays from the Edge of Academia: Supplements to 'Sushi in Cortez'	2007-01-01 ○○○○○In preparation, draft-stage	Steve Wolverton	A collection of presentations, fliers, correspondence, notes, blog posts, photos, and other data to supplement the book 'Sushi in Cortez'
Oracle Bones in East Asia	2007-01-01 ○○○○○In preparation, draft-stage	Katherine Brunson, Zhipeng Li, Rowan Flad	Tracing the Spread and Development of Oracle Bone Divination in Ancient East Asia Descriptive MetadataChina, Archaeology, Animal remains (Archaeology), Divination, Oracle bones--China, Oracle bone Defined PeriodsNeolithic period--China, Bronze age--China
The Middle and Late Byzantine Glazed Fine Wares	2007-01-01 ○○○○○In preparation, draft-stage	Ece Turnator	There are a total of 113 sites from Greece, Turkey, Black Sea, Middle East and Europe all marked and geocoded.
Chicha Pottery Ethnoarchaeological Study	2007-01-01 ○○○○○In preparation, draft-stage	Bradley J Parker, Weston McCool	Indicies of Household Maize Beer Production in the Andes: An Ethnoarchaeological Investigation
Oracle Bones in East Asia [In Prep]	2007-01-01 ○○○○○In preparation, draft-stage	[Still in development]	Tracing the Spread and Development of Oracle Bone Divination in Ancient East Asia [In Prep]