The Department of Middle East 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 Trans-Caucasia, the Tigris and Euphrates basins, the Iranian Plateau and the Arabian Peninsula.
Department members:
- Department head: Dr. Agnieszka Pieńkowska
- Prof. Piotr Bieliński
- Dr. Mateusz Iskra
- Dr. Łukasz Rutkowski
- Dr. Piotr Zakrzewski
Current field projects:
Armenia:
- Metsamor; expedition head: Assoc. Prof. Krzysztof Jakubiak (Faculty of Archaeology UW)
Kuwait:
- Bahra 1; expedition head: Prof. Piotr Bieliński
- Failaka Island, Kharāᵓib al-Dasht; expedition head: dr Agnieszka Pieńkowska
Oman:
- Qumayrah Valley; expedition head: Prof. Piotr Bieliński
Current grant projects:
- The development of settlement in the mountains of northern Oman in the Bronze and Iron Ages – HARMONIA 10, panel: HS3; 2018/30/M/HS3/00635; P.I.: Prof. Piotr Bieliński
Project Archive:
- The role of copper mining in shaping Bronze Age settlements in northern Oman – POB IV: New Ideas 3B; grant no. BOB 622-321/2023; P.I.: Dr. Agnieszka Pieńkowska
- The Urartian palace ware in Transcaucasia. The analysis of regional production, distribution and evolution of Urartian luxurious vessels, as well as their role in provincial society – PRELUDIUM 20; panel: HS; 2021/41/N/HS3/ 02388; P.I.: Dr. Mateusz Iskra