The upcoming conference “Sailing Uncharted Seas. Recent Advances in Pottery Studies in the Near East and Eastern Africa during the Late Antique and Early Medieval Periods” will be available in a hybrid format.
The conference is dedicated to exploring pottery research relating to the Late Antique and Early Medieval periods across a broad area encompassing the Levant, the Red Sea and Gulf regions, and Eastern Africa. The wide geographic scope of the accepted abstracts highlights unexplored territories of ceramic studies and yet unrecognized connections between regions. For details, see the conference program (PDF).
The conference will take place from 23th to 25th June 2026, at the University of Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28.
The opening of the conference will take place in the Column Hall (Faculty of History), on Tuesday, 23rd June at 10:00. It will be followed by the keynote lecture by Prof. Timothy Insoll: “Making Connections in Late Antique and Islamic Africa, the Red Sea and Arabian Gulf” (Tuesday, 23rd June, 10:30 am).
Remote participation will be enabled for conference sessions. To receive a Zoom link email the organizers at: sailingunchartedseas2026@
Organizing Committee
- Dr Piotr Makowski (Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw)
- Dr Jerzy M. Oleksiak (PCMA UW)
- Dr Katarzyna de Lellis-Danys (PCMA UW, National Museum in Warsaw)
- Prof. Tomasz Waliszewski (Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw)