Department of African Studies

The Department of African Studies is engaged with scientific research based on the results of fieldwork, laboratory and archival-library studies in the field of archaeology, history, conservation and related sciences concerning the areas of cultures and civilizations developing in Africa, with a particular focus on the northern coast of the continent and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Department members:

Current field projects:

Egypt:
Sudan:
  • Dongola; expedition head: dr hab. Artur Obłuski (PCMA UW)
  • El-Detti; expedition head: dr hab. Mahmoud El-Tayeb (PCMA UW)
  • El-Zuma; expedition head: dr hab. Mahmoud El-Tayeb (PCMA UW)
  • Ghazali; expedition head: dr hab. Artur Obłuski (PCMA UW)
  • Soba; expedition head: dr Mariusz Drzewiecki (PCMA UW)
  • Tanqasi; expedition head: dr hab. Mahmoud El-Tayeb (PCMA UW)
Tunisia:
  • Mustis; expedition head: Assoc. Prof. Tomasz Waliszewski (Faculty of Archaeology UW)

Current grant projects: