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DOCUMENT Full-Text Keith Kintigh. Jeffrey Altschul. Ann P. Kinzig. Fred Limp. William Michener. J. A. Sabloff. Edward Hackett. Timothy A. Kohler. Bertram Ludäscher. Clifford Lynch.

Archaeological data and research results are essential to addressing such fundamental questions as the origins of human culture; the origin, waxing, and waning of civilizations and cities; the response of societies to long-term climate changes; and the systemic relationships implicated in human-induced changes in the environment. However, we lack the capacity for acquiring, managing, analyzing, and synthesizing the large data sets needed to address these fundamental questions. We propose...