The Senate of the University of Warsaw expresses solidarity with Ukraine and their struggle against the overt aggression. Facing the Russian invasion on the Ukrainian territory, the Senate of the University of Warsaw expresses our solidarity with Ukrainian citizens, especially the Ukrainian students and colleagues who are part of the community of the University of […]
Due to the release of several places for PCMA Scholarship in Egypt (Stypendium CAŚ), we announce an additional call for the current academic year (until the end of 2022). The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw (PCMA UW) offers scholarships for scientists wishing to conduct research in Egypt. The scholarships have been awarded […]
A recording of Rosemarie Klemm’s lecture: “Ancient Gold Mining in the Eastern Deserts of Egypt and Nubia/Sudan”, presented at a PCMA Seminar, is now available on the PCMA UW channel on YouTube. For many years, Rosemarie and Dietrich Klemm explored over 200 previously unknown gold deposits in extensive field expeditions, both geologically and archaeologically, and […]
During his official visit to Cyprus, President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda and his wife visited the archaeological site of Nea Paphos, where Polish archaeological are underway. The ancient city has been studied by Polish archaeologists for over half a century. The Presidential Couple and their delegation were shown around the archaeological site […]
The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw will set up a research centre in Paphos, Cyprus, where PCMA UW expeditions have been working for over half a century. The first Polish archaeologists appeared in Cyprus over half a century ago, with the doyen of Polish Mediterranean archaeology, Professor Kazimierz Michałowski. Since 1965, a […]
This semester, students of the University of Warsaw will be able to attend general courses taught by researchers from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology UW. They will lecture on topics they deal with in their research and fieldwork: archaeology of the Kingdom of Aksum in Ethiopia, Bronze and Iron Ages in the Arabian Peninsula, […]
In 2020 and 2021 four long-time employees of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology UW went into retirement. In early September, a farewell meeting of the PCMA staff with the new retirees was held at the PCMA office. Dr. Zbigniew Szafrański, an archaeologist and Egyptologist, served as deputy director of PCMA UW from 2000 to […]
The Scientific Board of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw approved the changes at the helm of two PCMA UW expeditions in Syria: in Tell Arbid and Tell Qaramel. Responsibility for the project at Tell Arbid was assumed by Assist. Prof. Anna Smogorzewska (Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw). She […]
Due to organizational changes at the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw, carried out on the basis of the new PCMA UW Regulations, the name of the PCMA UW post in the Republic of Sudan has changed. The previous name: “Polish Archaeological Unit in Khartoum PCMA UW” has been replaced with: […]
The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw is changing its internal structure. Three departments have been established that will bring together researchers dealing with various regions of the broadly understood Mediterranean world. Each of them will be headed by a representative of the department elected for a four-year term of office. […]
We are calling for applications in the competition for research projects as part of the Archaeo-Oriental Studies Research Group. Preparation and implementation of an interdisciplinary and cross-domain research-teaching project is an Action under the Excellence Initiative – Research University program, conducted in cooperation with the Faculty of Oriental Studies, the Faculty of Archaeology and the […]
The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw is opening recruitment for PCMA scholarships in Egypt for the academic year of 2021/2022. The scholarships are financed by the National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA). The PCMA scholarship (Stypendium CAŚ) is intended for students or graduates of Polish universities (regardless of citizenship) who […]