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  • Kazimierz Michałowski honored as patron of a passage in Warsaw

    The Warsaw City Council has recently approved a resolution to name a pedestrian passage in the Northern Downtown area, close to the University of Warsaw, after Kazimierz Michałowski. A ceremony to honor this decision will take place on May 17th, with the participation of the University of Warsaw authorities, Professor Michałowski’s students, and representatives of […]

  • Dr. Tomomi Fushiya’s project with Egypt Exploration Society’s Centenary Award

    Dr. Tomomi Fushiya’s project entitled “Conservation of monuments and sites in Sudan during the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium period (1898–1956)” has been selected for the Egypt Exploration Society’s Centenary Award. Dr. Fushiya’s research and practice focuses on collaborative archaeology, heritage values and decolonising methodologies in archaeology and heritage management in North Africa. Her latest project investigates the history of […]

  • Dr. Agata Deptuła selected for UW program for young female researchers and teachers

    Dr. Agata Deptuła has been selected to participate in the University of Warsaw’s Programme for young female researchers and teachers. It is part of the “Excellence Initiative – Research University” (IDUB). The focus of Dr. Deptuła‘s project is on liturgical hymns in Medieval Nubia. The main goal is to present her research to the international community and to initiate […]

  • PCMA UW expedition’s discovery nominated for the MocArty 2023 award

    The discovery of paintings from Old Dongola (Sudan) by an expedition of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw has been nominated in one of radio RMF Classic’s MocArty competition categories. The winner will be selected in an internet poll that will conclude by 25th February. The discovery of new paintings by the expedition […]

  • PhD thesis defense of Szymon Maślak

    We are pleased to announce that the public defense of the doctoral dissertation of Szymon Maślak, our colleague from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, took place on Wednesday, 13 December 2023. The thesis subject is “Traditional brick architecture in Late Antique and Medieval Egypt. Production and use of brick based on […]

  • Artur Obłuski receives UW Rector’s Award

    Assoc. Prof. Artur Obłuski the director of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw received the UW Rector’s Award. The award-giving ceremony took place on 11th December in the Kazimierzowski Palace on the Main Campus. The Rector’s Awards are given annually for research, teaching and organisational achievements or for a professionalof achievement. This […]

  • Wall paintings from Old Dongola in Top 10 archaeological discoveries of 2023

    The prominent ‘Archaeology’ magazine has published its Top 10 list of the most significant discoveries of 2023. It features paintings from Old Dongola (Sudan), discovered by an expedition of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw headed by Prof. Artur Obłuski. Old Dongola (Tungul) was the capital of Makuria, one of […]

  • National Science Center grant OPUS 25 for PCMA UW project in Marea

    In the latest edition of the National Science Centre competitions, a project submitted by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw was selected for funding. Prof. Tomasz Derda (Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw) received a grant for his project “«Marea»/Philoxenite on Lake Mareotis – A Late Antique Ideal City and Pilgrimage […]

  • Rector’s Distinctions for Dr. Mariusz Drzewiecki and Dr. Mariusz Gwiazda

    The ceremony to present the UW Rector’s Teaching Awards and the Rector’s Distinctions was held on November 15, 2023. Among the employees of the Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, Dr. Mariusz Drzewiecki and Dr. Mariusz Gwiazda received the Distinction. Dr. Mariusz Drzewiecki and Dr. Mariusz Gwiazda, employees of the Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, […]

  • Dr. Francisco Núñez Calvo awarded a Honor Frost Foundation grant

    Dr. Francisco Núñez Calvo from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, has been awarded a grant from the Honor Frost Foundation. This grant will facilitate an investigation into the palaeoenvironment of Tyre, Lebanon, during the Bronze Age. The research project is closely linked to the collaborative efforts of a multidisciplinary team from […]