After a ten-year hiatus, the expedition of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, has resumed work at Sheikh Abd el-Qurna in Egypt. The expedition, led by Dr. Aleksandra Pawlikowska-Gwiazda (National Museum in Warsaw), focuses on researching the transformation of Middle Kingdom tombs MMA 1151 and 1152 into a Coptic hermitage with a […]
The Kuwaiti-Polish Archaeological Mission (KPAM) finished this year’s season of work at Bahra 1, a prehistoric site in the Al-Subiyah desert of Northern Kuwait. Dating back to the mid-6th millennium BCE, Bahra 1 is among the oldest and largest known settlements in the Arabian Peninsula. Since 2009, Bahra 1 has been a focal point for […]
The 2024 excavation season at the Roman fort of Apsaros (Georgia) ran from mid-May to the end of July. During this period, a Polish-Georgian archaeological expedition led by Assoc. Prof. Radosław Karasiewicz-Szczypiorski (Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw – PCMA UW) and Dr. Lasha Aslanishvili (Cultural Heritage Preservation Agency of Ajara) made new […]
On April 18th, the International Day for Monuments and Sites, also recognized as World Heritage Day, is being celebrated. To mark this occasion, the colleagues at the UNESCO World Heritage site in Nea Paphos (Cyprus) have organized activities for students from a local primary school. Under the supervision of members of the expedition led by […]
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 […]
A recently-concluded research project conducted by Dr. Maciej Wyżgoł shed light on the functioning of various spaces within houses in the medieval city of Old Dongola in Sudan. The project “Histories imprinted on floors. Functioning of households in Old Dongola after the fall of Makuria in the light of the multielemental analysis of occupational surfaces” was funded by […]
Bioarchaeological research discovered a rare medieval religious tattoo from a burial near a medieval monastery in Sudan investigated by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw (PCMA UW). This is only the second time the practice of tattooing has been evidenced in medieval Nubia. The medieval monastic site of Ghazali is one of […]
This autumn, the Polish-Georgian Gonio-Apsaros expedition completed the 10th season of excavations at the Roman fort of Apsaros, south of Batumi on the Black Sea coast of Georgia. The fieldwork of the team headed by Dr. Radosław Karasiewicz-Szczypiorski (Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw) and Prof. Shota Mamuladze (Gonio-Apsaros Archaeological and Architectural Site) […]
The International Summer School “Augmented Archaeology. Archaeological research projects and modern science” (AuAr 2023) invites applicants for the course which will take place in Paphos (Cyprus) this September. The AuAr 2023 is organized by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, and partners from the “MA-P Maloutena and Agora in the layout of […]
The spring fieldwork season in Nea Paphos ended in mid-May. As of 2019, the expedition working there has been called “MA-P Malutena and Agora – Archaeological Project in Paphos, Cyprus. A joint expedition of Warsaw and Jagiellonian Universities.” Currently, in consortium with the Warsaw University of Technology, the expedition is carrying out a research project funded […]
Old Dongola (Tungul in Old Nubian) was the capital of Makuria, one of the most prominent medieval African states. Research in this city, initiated by Prof. Kazimierz Michałowski, has been providing groundbreaking results practically every year. Such was the case of the last excavation season of the Starting Grant project “UMMA – Urban Metamorphosis of […]
The PCMA UW expedition in Soba (Sudan) has recently completed the latest season of fieldwork. Researchers led hands-on training for young professionals in archaeology from Sudanese universities, workshops for experienced researchers from Sudanese institutions, activities in local elementary schools, and research on the role of women in the transmission of histories and customs. Soba is […]