A recently published article in Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik by our collegues from the PCMA UW, together with colleagues from the Adjara Cultural Heritage Protection Agency in Georgia (Dr Lasha Aslanishvili), presents an exceptional discovery from the Roman fort of Apsaros (Gonio, Georgia). A gold votive plaque bearing a Greek inscription, uncovered during archaeological excavations, […]
A presentation of Archaeology Without Makeup by Beata Kukiel Vraila was held at the headquarters of the Polish Research Centre in Cyprus (PCMA UW) in Paphos. The event was another meeting devoted to the publication, which is the first volume in the PAIA Culture publishing series. The evening’s guest and host was Prof. Ewdoksia Papuci-Władyka, […]
The results of the latest excavation season at ancient Nea Paphos in Cyprus are now available. In October 2025, another field season of the joint expedition of the University of Warsaw and the Jagiellonian University in Kraków came to an end. The expedition is directed by Professor Ewdoksia Papuci-Władyka, head of the Research Centre in […]
A recently published article by three researchers from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, presents new historical evidence from Old Dongola—the former capital of the Christian Kingdom of Makuria—dating to the period of Sudan’s Islamisation. An Arabic document discovered during archaeological excavations confirms the existence of a ruler who had previously been […]
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 […]
The latest season of excavations conducted by the Moroccan-Polish Archaeological Expedition in northern Morocco has come to an end with an unexpected find. For several years now, the Moroccan-Polish Archaeological Expedition has been working in the vicinity of the ancient city of Volubilis in Morocco. The partners in this project are the Institut national des […]
The results of the second season of Armenian–Polish work in Argishtikhinili, a fortified city of the kingdom of Urartu in Southern Caucasus, have now been announced. Excavation of houses in the residential district and of an urn-field cemetery brought about new information both on the daily and spiritual life of the people inhabiting the site […]
The Polish-Armenian Archaeological Expedition has completed its first season of research at the site of Argishtikhinili. This city, dating to the first half of the 1st millennium BCE, is notable for the cuneiform inscriptions of Urartian kings, monumental defensive architecture, and grand residences of the Urartian elite. The settlement was founded on the summit of […]
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 […]