<s>
The	O
Integrated	B-Language
Archaeological	I-Language
Database	I-Language
system	O
,	O
or	O
IADB	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
open-source	B-License
web-based	O
application	O
designed	O
to	O
address	O
the	O
data	O
management	O
requirements	O
throughout	O
the	O
lifespan	O
of	O
archaeological	O
excavation	O
projects	O
,	O
from	O
initial	O
excavation	O
recording	O
,	O
through	O
post-excavation	O
analysis	O
and	O
research	O
to	O
eventual	O
dissemination	O
and	O
archiving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
IADB	O
ran	O
under	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
were	O
written	O
in	O
Clipper	O
and	O
C	B-Language
using	O
the	O
dBase	B-Application
database	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vector	O
graphics	O
used	O
the	O
GEM	B-Application
graphics	O
library	O
,	O
a	O
precursor	O
to	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Visual	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
,	O
the	O
IADB	O
was	O
moved	O
to	O
Windows	O
using	O
an	O
MS	B-Application
Access	I-Application
database	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
work	O
was	O
begun	O
on	O
converting	O
the	O
IADB	O
to	O
a	O
web	O
application	O
using	O
MySQL	B-Application
and	O
PHP	B-Application
.	O
</s>
