On 28 June 2025, the University of Warsaw’s Kazimierzowski hosted the award ceremony for the Benedict the Pole Prize – a distinction granted to outstanding researchers and explorers whose work expands the horizons of our understanding of the world. One of this year’s laureates was Professor Ewdoksia Papuci-Władyka. In this year’s 11th edition of the […]
On 17 June 2025 in Pafos, the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw officially inaugurated its Research Centre in Cyprus. The event coincided with the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the presence of Polish archaeologists in Nea Paphos – one of the most important archaeological sites in Cyprus and a […]
Dr. Anas Haj Zeidan, Director of the Syrian Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums (DGAM) visits Poland at the invitation of Professor Artur Obłuski, Director of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw (PCMA UW). This marks the first visit to Poland by a representative of the Syrian authorities responsible for antiquities […]
Due to the day of mourning declared at the University of Warsaw on May 8th, this week’s PCMA Seminar has been cancelled. The presentation by Paulina Staszkiewicz titled “Sanctuary of the Hathor Shrine in the Hatshepsut Temple at Deir el-Bahari. Preliminary research of the polychrome relief decoration” will be rescheduled. The seminar will be held […]
To mark the 60th anniversary of the beginning of PCMA UW research in Nea Paphos, Cyprus, two events will be held: the scientific conference “Nea Paphos Colloquium IV” and the open-air exhibition “From Maloutena to the Agora – 60 Years of Polish Research in Cyprus”. Expedition from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of […]
The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, invites expressions of interest from bioarchaeologists for potential collaboration on two interdisciplinary research projects in Old Dongola, Sudan. This non-binding announcement is intended to explore potential collaboration opportunities ahead of a formal recruitment process planned for late 2025. These projects focus on the daily lives, environment, and […]
With deep sorrow, we say farewell to Dr. Magdalena Łaptaś — an art historian and archaeologist, a distinguished expert in Byzantine art and Christian heritage in Nubia and Egypt. She was professionally affiliated with the Institute of Art History at Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw. For many years, she also worked at the National […]
The international workshop *Training Course in Digital Archaeology for Early Career Scholars*, organized by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, concluded on 18 April 2025. The course aimed to familiarize early career archaeologists and heritage professionals with state-of-the-art digital tools used in the documentation, analysis, and dissemination of archaeological sites and historical […]
During the third PCMA Seminar in the “Current research at Deir el-Bahari” series, Cynthia May Sheikholeslami (independent researcher) will present a lecture: “The Baraize Tomb at Deir el-Bahari, 100 Years of Exploration.” Abstract: “Ninety-two years ago, in the winter/spring of 1933, Emile Baraize discovered a tomb with a cache of coffins while searching the pavements […]
At the invitation of H.E. Mr. Marek Szczepanowski, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Poland to the Republic of Cyprus, a meeting of ambassadors of several European Union Member States with Polish archaeologists conducting excavations in the ancient city of Nea Paphos was held at the Paphos Archaeological Park. The event was attended […]