The Director of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, Prof. Tomasz Waliszewski, the Director of the Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw, Prof. Krzysztof Jakubiak and the Director of the Department of Near Eastern Archaeology, Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw, Prof. Dariusz Szeląg have the pleasure of inviting to the Poles […]
A poster presentation of PCMA achievements in the last season will open on the first day of the “Poles in the Near East 2017” conference. The bulk of the exhibition is made up of the latest discoveries of PCMA missions working in 12 countries of northeast Africa, the Near East and Transcaucasia. They have been […]
The Institut français d’archéologie orientale (IFAO) and the Polish Center of Mediterranean Archaeology, Research Center in Cairo (RC PCMA) awarded a 15-months Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Cairo to Dr. Mennat-Allah el-Dorry. Dr. Mennat-Allah el-Dorry specializes in archaeobotanical analysis, particularly foodways and diets. She published several works on wine production and consumption in Egyptian monasteries. She has experience […]
An exhibition presenting the Polish contribution towards the protection of World Heritage opened at the UNESCO seat in Paris on 19th April 2017. It was inaugurated by the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, and the Polish Deputy PM and Minister of Culture, Piotr Gliński. The exhibition, entitled "Against the Sands of Time. Documentation and reconstruction […]
The launch of a new vistors’ route at the site of PCMA excavations in Alexandria drew over a hundred onlookers. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was performed by the Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Dr. Khaled El-Anany, the Governor of Alexandria, Mr. Muhammad Sultan, and Rector of the University of Warsaw, Prof. Marcin Pałys. As the director of […]
Downtown Alexandria is the location of the Kom el-Dikka archaeological site, where an entire city quarter has been uncovered by Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology University of Warsaw archaeologists, working in close cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities. Over 50 years of excavations they uncovered many secrets of the ancient town, from its topography […]
For the second time we are organizing a conference focusing on Polish research in the Near East. It is meant as a forum for exchange of information and ideas among archaeologists and conservators working within different projects in this broadly-defined region, including the Arabian Peninsula, the Caucasus and Central Asia. The conference is co-organized by […]
The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, the Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures, Polish Academy of Sciences and the Artibus Mundi Foundation have the pleasure to announce a conference entitled: Decoration of Hellenistic and Roman buildings in Cyprus. Residences at Nea Paphos and other cities of the region. The main focus of […]
As in previous years, the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw offers scholarships for young scientists wishing to do research in Egypt. Their projects must pertain to the archaeology and history of Egypt, Sudan and the neighboring regions. Funding is provided by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education. All students and […]
We have the pleasure of inviting you to a lecture by Dr Eustathios Raptou from the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus. The lecture “Necropoleis of Nea Paphos. Recent excavations of the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus” is open to the public. It will take place on 13 March 2017 at 3.00 p.m. in the Institute […]