On April 10th we will host Prof. Johan Rönnby (Maritime Archaeological Research Institute, Södertörn University), who will deliver a guest lecture: “Deep-Sea Archaeology in the Black Sea”. The lecture will present the unique shipwrecks that were recently found in the Black Sea in connection with a large international marine archaeological expedition. With the help of […]
The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, is pleased to host an open guest lecture by Prof. Michael A. Speidel from the University of Zurich. The lecture, titled “Learning Latin in the Roman Army,” will be conducted in a hybrid format and hosted by Prof. Radosław Karasiewicz-Szczypiorski. Dr. Michael A. Speidel is professor […]
During the upcoming PCMA seminar series “Pot Talks – A Multidisciplinary Approach to Ceramics from Africa and Beyond,” Ewa Czyżewska-Zalewska (PCMA UW) will deliver a presentation: “Mobility and Transmission of Pottery Knowledge”. Abstract: The Early Makuria Research Project was a significant initiative focused on studying the period between the 4th and 7th centuries, known as Early […]
The annual conference on Polish archaeological research in Egypt and Sudan “Poles on the Nile” will take place on 9th–11th of June in a hybrid format. The conference is co-organized by the Department of Archaeology of Egypt and Nubia at the Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw and the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of […]
During the upcoming PCMA seminar, Dr. Zuzanna Kabacińska (Geochronology Research Unit, Institute of Geology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland) will deliver a presentation: “Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) in archaeology and geology: principles and applications. Perspectives of EPR dating of lime mortars”. Abstract: Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR), also known as Electron Spin Resonance (ESR), belongs to the […]
The next session of the Exploring Egypt Seminar is scheduled for February 18th at the PCMA UW Research Centre in Cairo. The seminars are co-organized by Ifao, DAIK, CAI, NVIC and the PCMA UW Research Centre in Cairo. The series explores various aspects of producing historical knowledge on Egypt, focusing on how Egypt’s history has been written, narrated, […]
During the next meeting of “Pot Talks” series we will host Jiří Honzl (Náprstek Museum of Asian, African and American Cultures) with a presentation: “Pots and temples: Meroitic ceramics as cultic equipment and other pottery appearing in non-funerary ritual contexts at Wad Ben Naga”. Abstract: Recent excavations of the so-called Isis Temple (WBN 300) at Wad Ben […]
The upcoming PCMA seminar will feature the research of Prof. Annegret Plontke-Luening and Dr. Frank Schleicher (Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Department of Ancient History). They will deliver a presentation: “Exploring an Ancient Transhumance Route in Northern Colchis.” Abstract: For several years, we have been investigating two ancient/medieval fortresses near the village of Lesale in the Tsalenjikha […]
We are pleased to invite you to the 8th session of the Exploring Egypt: Histories and Historiographies seminar series, a collaborative initiative organized by Ifao and DAIK, now joined by CAI, PCMA, and NVIC. The seminar, titled Printing Egyptology in Arabic in 19th Century Egypt, will be presented by Ahmed Mansour and Fatma Keshk. Abstract: […]
In 2025, the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology Research Centre in Cairo joined an ongoing collaboration between the Institut français d’archéologie orientale (Ifao) and the German Archaeological Institute in Cairo (DAIK), to co-organize the seminar series “Exploring Egypt: Histories and Historiographies. This collaboration also welcomed the participation of the Centro Archeologico Italiano (CAI), and the […]
During the upcoming PCMA seminar, Mateusz Iskra (PCMA UW) and Hasmik Simonyan (Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia/ „Service For The Protection Of Historical Environment and Cultural Museum-reservations”) will deliver a presentation: Renewed Excavations at Argishtikhinili: Results of the First Season of the Armenian-Polish Archaeological Expedition. Abstract: In October 2024, […]
The next PCMA Seminar is scheduled for December 12, featuring a presentation by Dr. Magdalena Łaptaś (IHS UKSW): “An Apostle, Jesus, Pilate or the Virgin Mary? A New Identification of Two Wall Paintings from the Faras Cathedral.” Abstract: „In 2017, a comprehensive catalogue of wall paintings from the Faras Cathedral was published by Stefan Jakobielski, Magdalena Łaptaś, […]