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Open Heritage Platform
A permanently maintained, open-access version of the STRATA database — freely accessible to researchers, educators, and antiquities authorities worldwide.
Disclaimer: This website shows the results of a non-existent, proposed foundation that would seek to leverage AI tools to protect cultural heritage sites in the Mediterranean. Reach out to contact@meridianfhi.org for more information.
Proposed 501(c)(3) — Pre-Formation
Mapping the cartography of human civilization.
The Meridian Foundation for Heritage Intelligence is a named foundation endowed by commercial success — deploying capital across three permanent programs to preserve the heritage of the Mediterranean and MENA world.
The Name
Named for the lines that mapped the ancient world.
The Meridian Foundation is named for the meridian lines ancient Mediterranean civilizations used to map their world — a reference that connects the geographic focus, the spatial methods, and the mission of preserving the cartography of human civilization itself.
The Foundation receives a structured endowment from the commercial entities LEXGRID, STRATA commercial tier, and TERRAPULSE — and deploys that capital across three permanent programs.
Three Permanent Programs
The Legacy Architecture
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Heritage Fellowship
$35,000–$50,000 annual fellowships for doctoral students from Mediterranean and MENA nations, with a return commitment to their national institutions.
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Emergency Response
$10,000–$50,000 rapid-response grants disbursed within 30 days for heritage documentation at sites facing imminent threat.
5–10%
of commercial net revenue dedicated to the endowment annually
$5M
fellowship endowment target, reached in ~10 years
4–6
Meridian Fellows funded annually at full drawdown
30 days
from emergency application to grant disbursement
Governance & Partnership
A transatlantic, MENA-led model for heritage preservation.
Our international board draws from Mediterranean and MENA antiquities professionals, archaeologists, and digital humanities scholars — not just Western academics.