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Advancing the discovery
of our shared past.

The Aevora Initiative supports high-impact archaeological research and brings its discoveries to a wider public.

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About

Archaeological discoveries reshape what we know.

Yet the critical scholarship and fieldwork behind them remain significantly underfunded and too often overlooked.

Conceived by its founder, Omid Majidpour, at the University of Cambridge, The Aevora Initiative is a platform created to broaden support for archaeology. It connects high-impact scholarship and fieldwork with new sources of funding while bringing greater attention to the discoveries they make possible.

The name

Aevora draws inspiration from the Latin aevum—eternity and the enduring passage of time—and aura—a presence that can be felt. Together, they express the enduring presence of our deep history.

Archaeology brings that presence into view.

Projects

Supporting research. Unlocking discovery.

Aevora identifies high-impact, academically rigorous archaeological projects where additional support can unlock a meaningful next stage of discovery.

Our aim is to help provide the patient funding, partnerships and public visibility that allow exceptional projects to progress beyond conventional constraints.

What we aim to unlock

New fieldwork, specialist analysis, emerging technologies, the publication of discoveries and wider engagement with the histories they reveal.

First project

Revealing the cities of the Sumerians.

Lagash, Southern Mesopotamia (3rd millennium BCE)

The first project Aevora is developing support around is the Lagash Archaeological Project, which investigates Lagash, one of the earliest and most important city-states of ancient Sumer and one of the world’s first urban civilisations, dating back to the 3rd millennium BCE.

Further details about the project will be shared soon.

Research leadership

Led by the University of Cambridge and the University of Pennsylvania.

News

10 September 2026 · Lombard Odier

The Aevora Initiative featured in Lombard Odier’s report on next-generation philanthropy.

Lombard Odier’s new report, The Next [Gen] Chapter of Philanthropy, examines how younger generations are reshaping giving through a greater focus on measurable impact, innovation and accountability.

Drawing on an international survey alongside interviews and case studies, the report features The Aevora Initiative and its approach to unlocking philanthropic support for high-impact archaeological research and discovery.

Read the report
Contact

For research, philanthropic and partnership enquiries.

contact@aevorainitiative.org
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