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  • María Eugenia Aubet Semmler (1943–2024)

    We have received the sad news that Professor Dr. María Eugenia Aubet Semmler passed away on Saturday, 17th of February 2024. She was the long-time director of the Spanish excavations in Tyre, Lebanon, and a leading specialist in the field of Phoenician-Punic studies. Professor M.E. Aubet, Emeritus Chair of Prehistory at Pompeu Fabra University in […]

  • Prehistoric and metallurgical sites in northern Oman surveyed by PCMA UW

    In late December, an expedition of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw (PCMA UW) returned to Poland, having conducted archaeological research in northern Oman. The focus of the season was the search for traces of ancient metallurgy and remnants of Bronze and Iron Age settlements in the Hajar Mountains. The […]

  • PCMA UW expedition’s discovery nominated for the MocArty 2023 award

    The discovery of paintings from Old Dongola (Sudan) by an expedition of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw has been nominated in one of radio RMF Classic’s MocArty competition categories. The winner will be selected in an internet poll that will conclude by 25th February. The discovery of new paintings by the expedition […]

  • PCMA Seminar: Multielemental analysis of domestic floors at Old Dongola

    The upcoming PCMA Seminar will showcase the results of a project conducted by Dr. Maciej Wyżgoł of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw. Dr. Wyżgoł will deliver a presentation ‘Multielemental analysis of domestic floors at Old Dongola, Sudan (14th–17th century).’ Abstract: “In this seminar, I will present the results of the implementation […]

  • “About Soba and archaeology” – meetings in schools

    Over the past three months, 24 meetings between archaeologists and students have been organized in seven elementary and high schools in three voivodeships. The aim of the project “About Soba and archaeology” is to interest schoolchildren in topics related to archaeology and to acquaint them with the results of research conducted in Sudan by an […]

  • Articles from PAM 32/2 available online

    Articles from the latest issue of the journal “Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean” (PAM) can now be found online. As with all other issues of the journal, texts from fascicle 32/2 are open access. The PAM journal publishes articles on a wide range of topics, from the results of archaeological, geophysical, conservation and restoration work […]

  • In Memoriam Ibrahim Musa Mohammed Hamdon

    It is with a heavy heart and profound sorrow that we extend our condolences on the passing of Professor Ibrahim Musa Mohammed Hamdon (1953–2024), General Director of the Sudanese National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums (NCAM) and professor of archaeology at Neelain University. Professor Musa was not only a distinguished academic but also a leader […]

  • Shota Mamuladze (1952–2024)

    We deeply mourn the sudden passing on 10 January 2024 of Shota Mamuladze, Professor Emeritus of Archaeology at Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, the Co-Director and Friend of the Polish-Georgian Gonio-Apsaros Expedition. Professor Shota Mamuladze was a distinguished archaeologist, museum scientist, specialist in the archaeology of Georgia, head of the study of one of the […]

  • “Transitions of the city of Tungul” – workshop of the ERC UMMA project

    The research team of the ERC grant “UMMA: Urban Metamorphosis of the Community of a Medieval African Capital City” led by Prof. Artur Obłuski, is organizing workshops summarizing five years of research at the archaeological site in Old Dongola. Old Dongola is an important archaeological site, investigated by the team from the Polish Centre of […]

  • Buddha from Berenike among the most exciting discoveries of 2023

    A find by a Polish-American archaeological expedition working in Berenike (Egypt) has been named among 10 most exciting discoveries of 2023 in Near Eastern archaeology by the American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR) Newsletter. The object in question is a Buddha statue from the 1st/2nd century CE found in the courtyard of the city’s main […]