opencontext.search
mock data$0.001 / callSearch Open Context Archaeological Records
Full-text search across Open Context 200,000+ published archaeological records, including excavated objects (pottery, tools, bones, coins), site contexts (trenches, rooms, floors), media (photographs, 3D models, drawings), and field documents. Returns paginated list of matching items with label, URI, excavation project, geographic context (site → region hierarchy), latitude/longitude, date range (BCE/CE), item category, and a text snippet. Filter by item type (subjects/media/documents) or search all at once. Data is CC BY 4.0 from 220+ published excavation projects worldwide, maintained by the Alexandria Archive Institute. Response includes items per page and start offset for pagination.
Input schema
Number of results to return per page (1–50, default 10).
Full-text search query for archaeological items (e.g. "Roman pottery", "Bronze Age burial", "Petra temple", "obsidian flake"). Searches labels, descriptions, and project metadata across 200K+ records.
Zero-based pagination offset. Use with rows to page through results (e.g. start=10, rows=10 to get the second page).
Filter by item category. "subjects" for excavated objects and contexts (default); "media" for images, 3D models, and videos; "documents" for field notes and reports; "all" to search across all types.
Call via REST
curl -X POST https://unifyapi.pro/api/call/opencontext.search \
-H "Authorization: Bearer uak_live_..." \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"rows":0,"query":"<query>","start":0,"item_type":"<item_type>"}'