We are presenting the digital version of the exhibition “The Alexandrian School” prepared in 2012 to mark the 50th anniversary of Polish archaeological research in Alexandria. The exhibition was displayed at the Royal Castle in Warsaw. It showcased the achievements of archaeologists working since 1960 with the PCMA UW expedition at the site of Kom […]
After an almost four-month-long break caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the administrative staff of the PCMA UW Research Center returned to Cairo. However, the Research Centre will remain closed to the public. The work of the Research Centre administration will be carried out remotely, with outside contact limited to the necessary minimum. Therefore, all inquiries […]
The third Post-Doctoral Fellowship, offered by the PCMA Research Centre in Cairo and Institut français d’archéologie orientale, has been awarded to Dr. Elena Panaite. As was the case with the previous editions, the Post-Doc Fellow will be tasked with organizing a scientific conference in Cairo. The title of next year’s conference is Meeting the “Other”: […]
The call for papers for the thematic fascicle of Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean 29 has been extended. The new deadline is July 27. The extension applies to the thematic fascicle dedicated to Roman and Byzantine pottery in the Levant (PAM 29/1). The publication of both fascicles is scheduled for 2020. All articles approved by […]
The roster system for some of the PCMA UW employees, adopted on May 25, has been prolonged until July 31. Non-academic staff works at the PCMA UW office two days a week, from 9am to 3pm. Some of the academic staff also joined the roster system, however, most continue to work from home. See the […]
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Grzegorz Majcherek, a longtime employee of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, has been awarded a habilitation degree. This decision was taken unanimously by the Council of the Discipline of Archaeology at the University of Warsaw on June 18, 2020. Dr hab. Grzegorz Majcherek is […]
The Rector of the University of Warsaw announces a call for the position of the Director of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw. The successful candidate will be announced by August 31, 2020. Detailed information on the tasks of the PCMA UW Director and the requirements for candidates applying for this position […]
As part of the Ghazali project in Sudan, directed by Dr. Artur Obłuski from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, Dr. Robert Stark, and colleagues from the University of Warsaw, the David Reich Lab at Harvard University, and the National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums of Sudan (NCAM) were awarded a one-year […]
In June this year, new by-laws were passed, regulating the operations of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archeology of the University of Warsaw. They were introduced by the Rector of the University of Warsaw on June 9, 2020. The regulations are adapted to the new University of Warsaw statute. The document can be found on […]
We were grieved to receive the news of Małgorzata Redlak’s death. Małgosia was not only our friend. First of all, she was an extremely modest, warm, and cordial person, always kind and helpful. Her passion and the subject of many years of her research at Kom el-Dikka in Alexandria was Islamic pottery, to which she devoted […]