The upcoming PCMA seminar will feature Martina Meyr (Städtische Museen Rottweil) with a presentation entitled “Tied Barbarians”. Abstract: The image of the captive barbarian and defeated opponent has been common in Roman art since the late Republic. With the beginning of the Principate, Augustus created a universal visual language for the public sphere, limited to a […]
The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, announces a scholarship competition for a student or PhD candidate within the research project “Life in the Makurian Metropolis: A Bioarchaeological Inquiry into Medieval Old Dongola, Sudan.” The main investigator of this project is Dr. Antonio Caruso (PCMA UW). The Makurian capital of Old Dongola, inhabited […]
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Mariusz Gwiazda has been awarded the degree of doktor habilitowany (postdoctoral degree). The decision was made by the Council of the Discipline of Archaeology at the University of Warsaw on February, 19th 2026. The habilitation was based on his thesis entitled The Development and Transformations of Philoxenite in the Context […]
The upcoming PCMA seminar will feature Prof. Julia Budka (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) with a presentation: “A comparison of pottery reuse patterns between Kerma and New Kingdom sites in Sai, Attab and Ginis”. Abstract: There is substantial evidence for the use of recut pot sherds as tools for different functions at a variety of archaeological sites in […]
In 2025, Polish archaeological research in Nea Paphos entered a new phase. The celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of Polish expeditions on Cyprus were combined with the official opening of the Research Centre of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology (PCMA), University of Warsaw, in Paphos—the first permanent Polish research infrastructure on the island. The jubilee […]
On 29–30 January 2026, the University of Warsaw hosted a delegation from the American University of Beirut Mediterraneo. The visit focused on academic cooperation and the signing of a bilateral agreement. The delegation was led by Prof. Wassim El Hajj, Rector of the American University of Beirut Mediterraneo, accompanied by Prof. Malek Tabbal, Dean of […]
A new monograph “Apsaros: A Roman Fort on the Colchis Coast”, has just been published by Brepols. The volume, devoted to the Roman fort at Apsaros (modern Gonio) on the Black Sea coast of Georgia is edited by Assoc. Prof. Radosław Karasiewicz-Szczypiorski. The Roman fort at Apsaros is considered the most important and valuable archaeological complex […]
The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, holds a workshop: “An Introduction to Phoenician Pottery”. The organizer of the workshop is Dr. Francisco J. Núñez Calvo from the Department of Near Eastern Studies, PCMA UW. This workshop offers an introduction to the study of the Phoenician ceramic repertoire from its roots in the Late […]
On Sunday, February 1st, the PCMA UW Cairo Seminar resumes. Dr Naglaa Hamdi Boutros (Institut français d’archéologie orientale) will deliver a lecture entitled “The Legacy of the Council of Nicaea (325 AD) in Coptic and Muslim Medieval Historiography.” Abstract: Beyond its dogmatic formulations, the legacy of the Council of Nicaea endures within the historiographical traditions of the […]
In the new year, PCMA seminars return along with the “Pot Talks” series. The first meeting will feature a lecture by Dr. Jiří Honzl (Náprstek Museum of Asian, African, and American Cultures), who will deliver a presentation: “Pots and Sherds in the Everyday Life of the Royal City of Wad Ben Naga: Evidence for the […]