Author Archives
-
-
ALIPH Foundation grant for roofing the Church of Archangel Raphael in Dongola
The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw (PCMA UW) has received funding from the ALIPH Foundation to preserve a church with valuable wall paintings in Old Dongola, Sudan. ALIPH Foundation supports the protection of cultural heritage in conflict zones. It funds measures to limit the risk of destruction, conserve and restore the heritage […]
-
Latest discoveries from Metsamor (Armenia) exhibited in Yerevan
For ten years now, archaeologists from the University of Warsaw (UW) have been working in Armenia. An exhibition on the Armenian-Polish excavations in Metsamor in the Ararat Valley began on November 25 at the History Museum of Armenia in Yerevan. The Metsamor expedition, under the direction of Dr. Krzysztof Jakubiak, Prof. UW, and Prof. Ashot […]
-
Rector’s Distinctions for Anastasiia Stupko-Lubczynska
A ceremony to present the UW Rector’s Teaching Awards and the Rector’s Distinctions was held on November 16, 2022 in the Golden Hall of the Kazimierzowski Palace. One of the recipients was Dr. Anastasiia Stupko-Lubczynska of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology. Dr. Stupko-Lubczynska received the Rector’s Distinction. This award is given for scientific and […]
-
Kuwaiti-Polish archaeologists back at Bahra 1 in the Al-Subiyah desert
After a break caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Kuwaiti-Polish Archaeological Mission (KPAM) resumed work in the Al-Subiyah desert in Northern Kuwait. The team excavates the prehistoric site of Bahra 1 which dates from the Ubaid period in the mid-6th millennium BCE. – We are very happy to be back in Kuwait and able to […]
-
House purchased for the PCMA UW Research Centre in Cyprus
Late September this year, the purchase of premises in Paphos for the Research Centre in Cyprus of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw was completed. The establishment of the Research Centre will facilitate the operations of Polish archaeological expeditions that have been working in the city for more than half a century. […]
-
Limes Congress 2024 in Batumi co-organized by the University of Warsaw
The University of Warsaw, together with the Cultural Heritage Preservation Agency of Ajara (Georgia), will organize Limes Congress 2024 in Batumi. The Limes Congress is the largest and most prestigious scientific event dedicated to research on the borders of the Roman Empire. It has more than 70 years of tradition and bringing together researchers from around […]
-
Stefan Karol Kozłowski (1938–2022)
We were saddened to learn of the death of Prof. Stefan Karol Kozłowski, an outstanding prehistorian, author of important publications on the prehistory of Europe, but also on the Neolithic of the Near East. Between 1979 and 1990, he headed several expeditions of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw in […]
-
A CRAC grant for Łukasz Rutkowski
The University of Warsaw’s Center for Research on Ancient Civilizations (CRAC) has awarded its Small Grants VII. Among the winning projects is one submitted by Dr. Łukasz Rutkowski from the PCMA UW. His project Ceramic vessels from an Umm an-Nar tomb in Oman (the ancient land of Magan) received funding of PLN 8875 under IDUB […]
-
15th International Conference for Nubian Studies at the University of Warsaw
The International Conference for Nubian Studies (ICNS) starts this Monday (29 August) at the University of Warsaw. Every four years the ICNS brings together archaeologists, epigraphists, historians, and other scholars working on the ancient and modern history of Sudan and Nubia. This year, the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw (PCMA […]