We have received the sad news of the death of Aleksandra Majewska, the retired curator of the Egyptian Collection in the Gallery of Ancient Art at the National Museum in Warsaw. She collaborated with the Polish Centre for Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw on many occassions and took part in excavations at the […]
The promotion of the book by Prof. Michał Gawlikowski entitled “Tadmor – Palmyra. A Caravan City between East and West” took place at the University of Warsaw on Wednesday, 28th April 2022. The meeting in the Columned Hall in the building of the Faculty of History gathered numerous members of the PCMA UW expedition, which […]
In April, the PCMA Seminars focus on collaborative archaeology and heritage studies. The second lecture in the “Heritage Month” series will be “Decolonizing the conservation of built heritage in Egypt” presented by Dr. Hossam Mahdy. Dr Hossam Mahdy is a Consultant of Conservation of Built Heritage and the President of International Committee on Vernacular Architecture […]
Archaeological expedition working in Berenike (Egypt) is organizing a presentation of the latest results of the research on funerary customs in this Red Sea port. The workshop entitled “Mortuary practices in the post-Roman Red Sea port of Berenike and the Eastern Desert (Egypt and Sudan)” will be held online. Abstract: “During the last excavation season, […]
A seminar by the Archaeo-Oriental Studies Research Group at the University of Warsaw will feature a lecture by Dr. Robert Stark from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw: “Old Dongola – bioarchaeological studies”. Abstract: „Located along the banks of the Nile between the third and fourth cataracts, the site of Old Dongola […]
A series of lectures on the most important archaeological sites in north Ethiopia will be made available via Zoom. The three-day seminar “A virtual journey in the archaeological Tigray, Ethiopia” is part of a general course “the Archaeology of Ancient Ethiopia: the Aksumite Culture and Civilization” delivered by Dr. Michela Gaudiello of the Polish Centre […]
The next edition of the conference on Polish archaeological research along the Nile Valley will take place on 20-22 June 2022. The conference “Poles on the Nile” is co-organized by the Department of Archaeology of Egypt and Nubia, Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw and the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw. The […]
In April, the PCMA Seminars focus on collaborative archaeology and heritage studies. The second lecture in the “Heritage Month” series will be Nubian agricultural practices, crops, and heritage presented by Dr. Philippa Ryan. Abstract: “Interviews with elderly farmers in the Sukoot revealed little-recorded shifts in crops grown as well as interconnections with changing foodways, material culture, […]
The organizers of the “Poles in the Near East” 2022 archaeological conference, which will take place online on 8–10 June have issued the 2nd circular with further information on the event. The conference welcomes papers concerning archaeological research, conservation and heritage protection and promotion in the Near East, Cyprus, the Gulf region, and the Caucasus. […]
The call for papers is now open for the conference “Living in the house: researching the domestic life in ancient Egypt and Sudan” which will take place in Cairo in November 2022. The event is organized by the Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale and the Research Center in Cairo of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, […]