During the 4-day long event, presentations will be grouped in thematic sessions related to the circulation of natural resources, Indian steel (including a live metalurgic experiment), jewlery from the western Indian Ocean basin and ancient trade in incense and frankincense. The opening lecture by Dr. Eivind Heldas Seland (Bergen University) will be an overview of […]
An attempt at reconstructing the process of smelting ancient Indian steel will be made during an experiment at the State Archaeological Museum in Warsaw. It will be held as part of the metallurgic panel during the Red Sea 8 conference organized by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw. The panel will take […]
A one-day workshop will present the results of 30 years of research in the monastery in Naqlun on the outskirts of the Fayum Oasis in Egypt. The themes of the presentations will cover various aspects of the mission’s work – from archaeology, through anthropology and epigraphy, to conservation of the discovered structures and artifacts. The […]
A preliminary program of the conference „Red Sea 8: Coveted Treasure” and the accompanying workshop „Arabian Red Sea Route” that will be held in July at the University of Warsaw. Participants from about a dozen countries will present over 50 topics related to the archaeology and history of the lands surrounding the Red Sea. They […]
The annual conference „Poles on the Nile”, co-organized by the Department of the Archaeology of Egypt and Nubia (Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw) and the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, will be held on 12–14 June 2017. Most of the papers presented during the three-day-long event will report on the most […]
The Director of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, Prof. Tomasz Waliszewski, the Director of the Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw, Prof. Krzysztof Jakubiak and the Director of the Department of Near Eastern Archaeology, Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw, Prof. Dariusz Szeląg have the pleasure of inviting to the Poles […]
For the second time we are organizing a conference focusing on Polish research in the Near East. It is meant as a forum for exchange of information and ideas among archaeologists and conservators working within different projects in this broadly-defined region, including the Arabian Peninsula, the Caucasus and Central Asia. The conference is co-organized by […]
The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, the Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures, Polish Academy of Sciences and the Artibus Mundi Foundation have the pleasure to announce a conference entitled: Decoration of Hellenistic and Roman buildings in Cyprus. Residences at Nea Paphos and other cities of the region. The main focus of […]
With the appearance of the 2nd circular, the deadline for applications for the Red Sea VIII: Coveted Treasure conference has been extended till the end of March. The conference, to be held in Warsaw on 4–9 July 2017 focuses on the archaeology of the Red Sea region. It will be organized by the Polish Centre […]
The Director of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, Prof. Tomasz Waliszewski, and the Director of the Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw, Prof. Krzysztof Jakubiak, would like to invite you to the International Conference: "Research on human remains from Polish excavations in Africa and the Near East" The guest speaker of the […]
Archaeologists from the University of Warsaw have been invited, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of their research in Lebanon, to share the results of their work in word and image. An exhibition in the French Institute in Beirut (IFPO), to open on 20 September 2016, will highlight some aspects of the research conducted […]
The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology University of Warsaw and the PCMA Aynuna Project are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for a conference: "The Arabian Red Sea Route" to be held at the University of Warsaw on Monday, 3 July 2017. Much has already been written on the international trade of the Roman […]