On May 18–19, 2026, Cairo will host the Symposium of the International Academy of Prehistory and Protohistory (AIPP), a prestigious scientific gathering dedicated to the latest research on human history from its origins to the end of the Iron Age. Founded in Paris in 2021, the International Academy of Prehistory and Protohistory (AIPP) is a […]
On Wednesday, June 3rd, the PCMA UW Cairo Seminars continue at the PCMA Research Centre in Cairo. Dr. Veronika Wenger and Dr. Oleksiy Koval (Visiting Professors, Hubei Institute of Fine Arts, Wuhan CN) will deliver a lecture: “Ornament and Rhythm as Principles of Gestaltung: Making the Invisible Visible”. The lecture draws on Spencer-Brown’s calculus of forms […]
The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, announces a competition for an Adjunct position (post-doc) in the research project “Life in the Makurian Metropolis: A Bioarchaeological Inquiry into Medieval Old Dongola, Sudan.” The principal investigator of this project is Dr. Antonio Caruso (PCMA UW). The Makurian capital of Old Dongola, inhabited from the […]
Researchers from the PCMA UW Research Centre in Cyprus and members of the Joint University of Warsaw and Jagiellonian University Expedition in Paphos took part in the International Day of Monuments and Sites celebrations held on 18 April 2026 in Kiti, Cyprus. This year’s event focused on protecting cultural heritage threatened by conflicts and emergency […]
The Director of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, with the consent of the Rector of the University of Warsaw, announces a competition for the Assistant and PostDoc positions in the ERC project: “PeriPolis – A provincial capital polis at the end of the Roman era. Periphery or a center of power?”. Assistant position: PDFAssistant Professor […]
The first PCMA Seminar in the “Local Traditions, Shared Faith: Early Christianity in Comparative Perspective” series will feature Prof. Gabriele Castiglia (Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana, Roma) with a presentation: “Basalt, Alabaster, Coral: Building Sacred Space in Early Christian Adulis”. Abstract: The excavations at Adulis (Eritrea), carried out by the Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana between […]
The detailed program for the upcoming international conference “International Congress on Black Sea Antiquities” is now available. The event will take place at the University of Warsaw from 14 to 18 September 2026. This edition of the Congress is dedicated to the memory of Gocha R. Tsetskhladze, a renowned scholar and one of the series’ founders. […]
On Friday, 17 April 2026, the Research Centre in Cyprus, Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, hosted representatives of the American University of Beirut – Mediterraneo. The visit to the Nea Paphos Archaeological Park provided an opportunity to present the achievements of Polish archaeological research and to further develop institutional cooperation. The meeting […]
The Research Centre in Cyprus of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, and the Polish Archaeological Institute at Athens, presents the book launch of Beata Kukiel-Vraila’s “Archaeology Without Makeup: Conversations”, dedicated to outstanding women scholars associated with the Polish Archaeological Institute at Athens. The author – Secretary General and Cultural Coordinator of PAIA, […]
The upcoming PCMA seminar will feature Dr. Jerzy M. Oleksiak (Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw) with a presentation: “We are halfway there!” – Reconstructing underground pottery use of Roman emerald miners in Sikait (Eastern Desert, Egypt). Abstract: This study presents the first-ever analysis of a unique pottery assemblage discovered in the emerald […]