From the field

  • Archaeological field project in Oman

    Polish archaeological mission finished its first archaeological reconnaissance in north-western Oman. It was an introduction to a four-year long Omani–Polish research project in the micro-region of Qumayrah. The project is a cooperation between the Department of Excavations and Archaeological Studies, Ministry of Heritage and Culture, Sultanate of Oman and the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, […]

  • Propagators of civilization on the fringes of the Roman Empire — archaeological discoveries in Georgia

    A mosaic floor decorated with geometric motifs was discovered after just three weeks of work by a joint expedition from the University of Warsaw (Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology and the Institute of Archaeology) at the Roman fort of Apsaros in modern Gonio. The mosaic floor covered a large room (roughly 100 m2) in a […]

  • Conference on Polish archaeological and conservation work in Lebanon

    The conference “Poles in Lebanon” is organized by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw,  in cooperation with the Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw. Papers presented at the conference will include reports on the results of the latest season of fieldwork of Polish archaeological and conservation missions in Lebanon. Ongoing projects will […]

  • New Polish–Jordanian archaeological project in Beit Ras

    The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, launched a research program in Beit Ras in Jordan, the site of the ancient city of Captiolias. The archaeological mission, is a cooperation between the PCMA and the Department of Antiquities of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The Polish side of the project is directed by […]

  • New PCMA excavations: Aynuna in Saudi Arabia

    An agreement signed at the end of October in Riyadh launched the first Saudi-Polish archaeological project: excavations at the site of Aynuna at the Red Sea coast of the Tabuk province in Saudi Arabia. The agreement between the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA), represented by Dr Hussein Abu Al Hassan, and the Polish […]