The next PCMA Seminar will focus on a child burial discovered at Kom el-Dikka in Alexandria. Epigrapher Prof. Adam Łukaszewicz (Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw), bioarchaeologist Dr. Robert Mahler and archaeologist and director of excavations Dr. Grzegorz Majcherek will present various aspects of this unique find. Abstract: ” A vessel containing the burial of […]
There is another chance to hear the lecture by Dr. Matthew Adams “More than a Valley of the Kings: Abydos in Early Egypt”. It will be held online as part of an event co-organized by the PCMA UW Research Centre in Cairo and the Department of Archaeology of Egypt and Nubia of the Faculty of […]
The next PCMA Seminar will host a talk by Mari Yamasaki related to her Polonez-Bis grant project. Her presentation is entitled “Underwater realms – imagining and conceptualizing the sea as a three-dimensional space”. Abstract: “The study of ancient ‘spaces’ (domestic, public, ritual, political…) has always been a cornerstone of archaeological research in both a quantitative […]
We are sorry to inform you that today’s KaMMEel lecture had to be cancelled. However, you will be able to attend the lecture by Dr. Matthew Adams at an online seminar organized by the Department of Archaeology of Egypt and Nubia of the Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw on 21st March at 4:45 pm […]
This May, the PCMA Seminar will host a speaker series focused on biarchaeological perspectives on life in ancient and medieval Nubia. The series, which will be held online over three consecutive weeks, is organized by Dr. Robert Stark. The “Life in Ancient Nubia: Bioarchaeological Perspectives” speaker series presents a range of bioarchaeological perspectives on life […]
The Archaeo-Oriental Studies Research Group at the University of Warsaw organizes a webinar on the theme of “Power, Space, Culture”. The full day of presentations will end with a round-table discussion. The webinar’s program includes an international line-up of speakers. They will discuss cases from Africa and the Near East. The webinar will take place […]
Prof. Martina Seifert will present an open lecture “Cities and Harbours. Non-invasive research in Archaeology at the University of Hamburg”. Abstract: “Since 2012, the University of Hamburg has a teaching and research focus in the field of non-invasive fieldwork and prospecting. In recent years, a digital research environment has been increasingly developed for these projects. […]
The first of this year’s PCMA Seminars will host a talk (in Polish) by Dr. Kamila Nocoń: “Middle and Late Roman cooking pottery from Nea Paphos. New data on old pottery”. Abstract: “The presentation aims to present an ongoing project on the production and consumption of Middle and Late Roman cooking pottery from Nea Paphos. […]
University of Warsaw students are invited to register for a general university subject taught by Dr Tomomi Fushiya of the PCMA UW. The second round of registration begins on 24 January. [EN] „Introduction to Heritage Studies” – summer semester 2022/23, 30h, 3 ECTS, subject code: 4001-HERSTU-OG Dr Tomomi Fushiya Description of the course: It approaches […]
At the next seminar by the Archaeo-Oriental Studies Research Group at the University of Warsaw, Dr. Robert Mahler (PCMA UW) will give a lecture: “People of power in the bioarchaeological perspective”. Abstract: “The lecture will explore the current possibilities of studying people of power and their subjects through the remains of their bodies from archaeological […]
Dr Iwona Kozieradzka-Ogunmakin has received funding within the “Excellence Initiative” (IDUB II.1.2 – Establishing and strengthening cooperation with strategic partners) to deliver a four-day bioarchaeology workshop for archaeologists and students of archaeology in Sudan. The workshop will take place at the National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums (NCAM) in Khartoum from the 16th to the […]
The PCMA UW Research Centre in Cairo invites to a lecture by Prof. Jacek Kabaciński “Gebel Ramlah. Hunter-gatherers and pastoralists on the Egyptian Western Desert”. It will be part of the Kazimierz Michałowski Memorial Lecture series. The Kazimierz Michałowski Memorial Lecture Series (KaMMeL) is organized by the PCMA Research Centre in Cairo to commemorate the […]