LIMINAL
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Launching September 2026

LIMINAL

A research centre at CIIRC / CTU Prague

We study how humans adapt to change — using the deep past to build resilient futures.

Liminality is the threshold between what was and what comes next. We bring archaeology, anthropology and technology together to make sense of it.

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What we do

Three steps. One mission.

01

We look back

Archaeology and anthropology — how societies emerge, fail and adapt across thousands of years.

02

We use modern tools

LiDAR, 3D modelling and AI to see patterns in the past that humans alone cannot.

03

We build resilient futures

Turning what we learn into practical tools for institutions, communities and the public.

Our two aims

Two strands of work that feed each other.

Aim 01

Civilisational resilience

How societies adapt, absorb shock and renew themselves — fieldwork, governance, learning, and the human element in technology and security.

Projects announced soon
Aim 02 · Open now

Digitalising cultural heritage

A working portal for museums, archives and collections to scope a project, get matched with partners and tools, and move from idea to delivery.

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Who it's for

Pick the door that fits you.

For researchers

Join as a Fellow or Associate

Senior thinkers, PhDs, independent scholars and domain specialists.

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For institutions

Become a founding partner

Universities, companies, NGOs and municipalities across Prague, Oxford and beyond.

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For the public

Take part in citizen science

Rigorous as top academia, open as the public square. Educators, students, the curious.

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What happens when

From now to launch.

  1. 01Now — Summer 2026

    Gathering partners

    Founding partners confirmed. First projects announced.

  2. 02September 2026

    We launch

    Research clusters active. Live projects underway. Public programmes begin.

  3. 032027 →

    We grow

    Fieldwork, exchanges and the public toolbox extend across the network.

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We'll write to you as partners and projects are announced through summer 2026, and again when we open in September.