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An annotated bibliographic database on South and Southeast Asian art and archaeology. The ABIA Index continues the old Annual Bibliography of Indian Archaeology (ABIA). The database is compiled by an international team of specialists brought together in a project initiated in 1997 by The International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) in Leiden, The Netherland.

The software used for the database is based on CDS-ISIS and was further developed by ARP Software in Oegstgeest, The Netherlands.

The Netherlands ABIA Index office receives substantial financial support from the Gonda Foundation in Amsterdam.

For the period 2002-2006 the project is coordinated by the Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology (PGIAR) of the University of Kelaniya, Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan ABIA Index office receives substantial financial support from the Central Cultural Fund (CCF), Sri Lanka.

The ABIA Index is freely accessible via the internet at Abia Access page.