Lectures

The upcoming PCMA seminar will feature Dr. Matthew Dalton (University of Oxford & University of Western Australia) with a presentation: „Tracing Nile floods and climate change in the Nubian archaeological archive”. Abstract: This presentation discusses the preliminary results of a digital reinterpretation of archival aerial photographs, maps and site records from the mid-20th century Archaeological Salvage […]

The upcoming PCMA seminar will feature  Rohit Jigyasu (ICCROM) with a presentation: „From Rehabilitation, Resilience and Regeneration: Key consideration for the three Rs in Post conflict recovery of Heritage”. Abstract: Post-conflict recovery of cultural heritage cannot be reduced to the reconstruction of damaged monuments or the replication of historic fabric. Genuine recovery demands a people-centred […]

The upcoming PCMA seminar will feature Magdalena Skarżyńska (Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw) with a presentation: „The Conservation Care System at an Archaeological Site: Old Dongola, Sudan. Conservation vs. Archaeology. Does the Ideal Model Exist?”. Abstract: Old Dongola, the medieval capital of Makuria in today’s Sudan, is one of the most important […]

The upcoming PCMA seminar in the “Heritage Month” series  will feature Dr. Marta Lorenzon (University of Helsinki) with a presentation: “Beyond Function: Cultural Choices in Mediterranean Mudbrick Traditions”. Abstract: This presentation examines a range of case studies from across the Mediterranean, where the integration of ethnoarchaeology and geoarchaeology offers new ways to investigate mudbrick production […]

The upcoming PCMA seminar will feature Aneta Cedro (Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures of the Polish Academy of Sciences) with a presentation: „All sherds count: A case study on the peculiar second life of potsherds from the medieval settlement in Banganarti (Sudan)”. Abstract: This presentation explores the distinctive secondary use of potsherds from the […]

The upcoming PCMA seminar will feature dr Maria Czarnecka (PCMA UW) with a presentation: „Adaptive Reuse of Former Hospital Buildings in Wrocław”. Abstract: The subject of the present dissertation is to systematize knowledge on the adaptative reuse of post-hospital facilities carried out in Wrocław. The relevance of this topic is reinforced by the large number […]

On October 22nd, Prof. Asmae El Kacimi from the Département d’Archéologie Islamique, Institut National des Sciences de l’Archéologie et du Patrimoine (INSAP) will present “Wall Painting in the Medieval Islamic West: The Archaeology of a Silent Art” as a guest lecture of the PCMA Seminar. Asmae El Kacimi is Professor of Islamic Archaeology at the […]