The 20th anniversary edition of the annual “Poles on the Nile” conference, dedicated to Polish archaeological research in the Nile Valley, will take place on 9–12 June 2026.
The program features 28 papers presented in English on the results of the latest research, as well as a poster session. The conference will be held in a hybrid format. A special anniversary event will take place on Tuesday, 9 June, at the University of Warsaw Museum (the Tyszkiewicz-Potocki Palace). During the remaining three days, participants will present the latest findings from Polish research projects conducted in Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia.
Conference programme: PDF
- Guest lecture
Monday, 9 June 2026, 5:00 pm
Pierre Tallet (Director of Institut français d’archéologie orientale, Cairo):
“The Excavations of Khufu’s Harbor at Wadi el-Jarf (Red Sea, Gulf of Suez), 2011–2026”
To receive the Zoom streaming link, participants must register via the conference website (registration link).
The “Poles on the Nile” conference is co-organised by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw and the Department of Archaeology of Egypt and Nubia, Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw.
