This May, the PCMA Seminar will host a talk by Dr. Micaela Sinibaldi: “The pottery of Southern Transjordan: a methodology of research for Islamic-period handmade pottery and the case-study of Petra” Abstract: “The Late Petra Project aims at reconstructing the history of the Islamic period in the Petra valley and region. Through a detailed study […]
The Director of the PCMA UW Research Centre in Cairo invites to a lecture by Dr. Maria Carmela Gatto “The BORDERSCAPE project Egyptian state formation and the changing socio-spatial landscape of the First Cataract in the 4th and 3rd millennia BCE”. Abstract: “The talk introduces a new research project established at the Institute of Mediterranean […]
A seminar by the Archaeo-Oriental Studies Research Group at the University of Warsaw will feature a lecture by Assoc. Prof. Dobrochna Zielińska from the Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw, entitled “Nubian Authorities in Painted Church Decoration”. Abstract: “Monumental representations of Nubian authorities are one of the most characteristic features of Nubian art. This tradition […]
In April, the PCMA Seminars focus on collaborative archaeology and heritage studies. The second lecture in the “Heritage Month” series will be “Decolonizing the conservation of built heritage in Egypt” presented by Dr. Hossam Mahdy. Dr Hossam Mahdy is a Consultant of Conservation of Built Heritage and the President of International Committee on Vernacular Architecture […]
Archaeological expedition working in Berenike (Egypt) is organizing a presentation of the latest results of the research on funerary customs in this Red Sea port. The workshop entitled “Mortuary practices in the post-Roman Red Sea port of Berenike and the Eastern Desert (Egypt and Sudan)” will be held online. Abstract: “During the last excavation season, […]
A seminar by the Archaeo-Oriental Studies Research Group at the University of Warsaw will feature a lecture by Dr. Robert Stark from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw: “Old Dongola – bioarchaeological studies”. Abstract: „Located along the banks of the Nile between the third and fourth cataracts, the site of Old Dongola […]
A series of lectures on the most important archaeological sites in north Ethiopia will be made available via Zoom. The three-day seminar “A virtual journey in the archaeological Tigray, Ethiopia” is part of a general course “the Archaeology of Ancient Ethiopia: the Aksumite Culture and Civilization” delivered by Dr. Michela Gaudiello of the Polish Centre […]
In April, the PCMA Seminars focus on collaborative archaeology and heritage studies. The second lecture in the “Heritage Month” series will be Nubian agricultural practices, crops, and heritage presented by Dr. Philippa Ryan. Abstract: “Interviews with elderly farmers in the Sukoot revealed little-recorded shifts in crops grown as well as interconnections with changing foodways, material culture, […]
Recordings of the PCMA Seminar “Textile archaeology in ancient Nubia. Methods and perspectives” have been made available online on the PCMA UW YouTube channel. The aim of the meeting was to present the results of ongoing projects, as well as various research questions, methodological approaches and future perspectives for textile archaeology in Nubia (read more). […]
The PCMA UW Research Centre in Cairo held another seminar of PCMA scholarship-holders. Two lectures were presented during the meeting. Urszula Laska, MA, talked on the subject: “Necropoles in Greco-Roman Egypt. Preliminary results”. Abstract; “Egyptian, Greek, and Roman cultural traditions blended during the Graeco-Roman period. This is evidenced by the example of the funeral architecture […]
In the coming month, the PCMA Seminars will focus on collaborative archaeology and heritage studies. The first lecture in the “Heritage Month” series will be Methodologies for Community Archaeology: Reflections from Egypt and Sudan presented by Dr. Gemma Tully. The aim of the “Heritage Month” organized by Dr. Tomomi Fushiya (PCMA UW) is to introduce […]
The upcoming PCMA Seminar will showcase the advances in research on ancient Nubian textiles undertaken recently, among others, at the PCMA UW. The event entitled “Textile archaeology in ancient Nubia. Methods and perspectives” will feature three separate presentations. Thanks to its arid climate, Nubia is the scene of many discoveries of well-preserved textile assemblages, recovered […]