Dr. Michele Buzon of Purdue University will present two talks at the Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw, focusing on bioarchaeology in Nubia and the use of stable isotopes to trace mobility in the past. Dr. Buzon is collaborating with Dr. Robert Stark of the PCMA UW on an isotope project involving the site of […]
At the first PCMA Seminar this October, Rosemarie Klemm will present a lecture on the work she conducted with the late Dietrich Klemm on the “Ancient gold mining in the Eastern Deserts of Egypt and Nubia/Sudan”. For many years, Rosemarie and Dietrich Klemm explored over 200 previously unknown gold deposits in extensive field expeditions, both […]
After a holiday break, the PCMA UW Research Centre in Cairo resumed presentations of research projects by PCMA scholarship holders. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the events remain closed to the public. Aleksandra Jaszczurowska, “Rock-cut tombs of Old Kingdom officials”: Abstract: “For us, tombs, wall scenes, inscriptions, and remains of tomb furnishings, which were fortunately […]
Researchers from Harvard University and the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology University of Warsaw (PCMA UW) undertook training in methods for sampling skeletal materials to conduct ancient DNA analyses (aDNA). The training session, which took place from August 29th to September 5th, was part of the first stage of the larger National Geographic Society (NGS) […]
During the forthcoming “PCMA Seminar” Dr. Tomasz Michalik will present a talk entitled “Looking at the Past. The eye-tracking method in archaeological research”. Abstract: “Sight is one of the most important human senses. It plays a key role in everyday life, but is also crucial in scientific work, e.g. during the analysis of archaeological data. […]
The latest “PCMA Seminar” features a presentation by Dr. Tomomi Fushiya (PCMA UW) who will talk on the subject of “Participatory approach in practice”. Abstract: “Working with different communities is an important part of archaeological practice, especially when archaeologists work abroad. While it is certainly not new in archaeology, the development of collaborative archaeology in […]
The next seminar held at the PCMA UW Research Centre in Cairo will feature presentations of two research projects by PCMA scholarship holders. Olga Ignatowska: “The House of Gold in the Amon’s – History and its importance in the New Kingdom” Abstract: The House of Gold was an institution related to the temple, where statues, […]
Prof. John Lund will be the keynote speaker of this year’s “Poles in the Near East” conference. He will open the proceedings with the paper “Cypriots and Cypriot connectivity in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods: A diachronic perspective”. Prof. John Lund is the senior researcher and assistant keeper at the Collection of Classical and Near […]
Another seminar at the PCMA UW Research Centre in Cairo featured research by PCMA scholarship holder Paulina Karwowska. Her presentation was titled “Wall decoration of the First Intermediate Period and Middle Kingdom nobles’ tombs“. Abstract: There are over 100 known decorated tombs dated to the First Intermediate Period and the Middle Kingdom in Egypt. In […]
The PCMA UW Research Centre in Cairo continues the series of seminars during which the holders of PCMA scholarships (Stypendium CAŚ) can present the results of their research. The latest event will feature two presentations. Mikołaj Mielcarski will give a talk “Decorative usage of stone in the Cairo’s architecture until the end of the 18th […]
The upcoming “PCMA Seminar” will feature an online presentation by Dr. Joan Oller Guzmán from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona entitled “Rolling in the deep: last results of the survey and documentation of the emerald mines in Wadi Sikait”. This project has been carried out in cooperation with the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University […]
This week’s seminar at the PCMA UW Research Centre in Cairo will feature research by PCMA scholarship holder Urszula Laska. Her presentation is entitled “In the footsteps of Hadrian. A short journey through the Roman Empire“. Abstract: Hadrian took over the Roman Empire at the time of its greatest territorial extent and flourishing economic situation. […]