In the end of June, the PCMA Seminar will host the first meeting in a new lecture series on Ancient Indian Ocean ports. This hybrid event will be focused on archaeological perspectives of Berenike as a hub in long-distance exchange networks involving India, Africa and the Mediterranean region. The lecture series, which will continue in […]
During the penultimate in this academic year archaeo-oriental seminar Dr Tomasz Michalik (PCMA UW) is going to present a paper entitled “Between mental and material heritage. Perception of medieval Nubian paintings by Sudanese and Western people – eye-tracking study”. Abstract: One of the tasks of archaeologists is to make archaeological heritage accessible to the wider […]
The spring fieldwork season in Nea Paphos ended in mid-May. As of 2019, the expedition working there has been called “MA-P Malutena and Agora – Archaeological Project in Paphos, Cyprus. A joint expedition of Warsaw and Jagiellonian Universities.” Currently, in consortium with the Warsaw University of Technology, the expedition is carrying out a research project funded […]
Recordings of the PCMA Seminar “Life in Ancient Nubia: Bioarchaeological Perspectives” have been made available online on the PCMA UW YouTube channel. The aim of the meeting was to present a range of bioarchaeological perspectives on life in ancient and medieval Nubia. Each session focused on a particular area of bioarchaeological research, examining what we […]
The PCMA Seminar will host another lecture discussing the archaeology of the Eastern Desert and the Red Sea region. It will be presented by Dr. Maël Crépy from the Institut français d’archéologie orientale: “Gold, roads, water and forts in the Eastern Desert of Egypt.” The lecture series is organized by Dr. Mariusz Gwiazda. Abstract: “Created […]
The first PCMA Seminar in June will host a talk by Dr. Julien Cooper from Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia). His presentation is entitled “East of Nubia: Results of the Atbai Survey Project”. It is part of a series of presentations on the Eastern Desert and the Red Sea organized by Dr. Mariusz Gwiazda. Abstract: The […]
This month’s second archaeo-oriental seminar will also be devoted to bioarcheology. Dr. Iwona Kozieradzka-Ogunmakin is going to present a paper entitled “(In)Visible People. A bioarchaeological perspective on power, status, and children in the ancient Nile Valley”. Abstract: Until recently, children as much as women in the past were on the fringes of archaeological research, deemed […]
Dr. Robert Mahler of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw has been awarded a grant in the Sonata 18 competition. The National Science Center has assigned funding for his project “Muslim women in Fatimid Alexandria: Why did they die young? Biocultural factors in the change of living conditions for people buried at […]
This May, the PCMA Seminar hosts a speaker series focused on bioarchaeological perspectives on life in ancient Nubia. The series, which will be held online over three consecutive weeks, is organized and hosted by Dr. Robert Stark. The “Life in Ancient Nubia: Bioarchaeological Perspectives” speaker series presents a range of bioarchaeological perspectives on life in […]
An article by PCMA UW researchers has been published in Open Access thanks to a grant from the University of Warsaw program “Excellence Initiative – Research University” (IDUB). Agata Deptuła received the financing for an article in the “Journal of Social Archaeology” published by Sage. These grants are awarded for supporting publications in the open […]
Tomasz Barański from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw has received a START scholarship from the Foundation for Polish Science. START is a one-year scholarship for outstanding young scholars at the beginning of their scientific careers who have a proven record of achievement in their field of research. Tomasz Barański is an […]
The PCMA UW team visited the European Center for Geological Education of the University of Warsaw in Chęciny. It was an opportunity for the team of several dozen people to get to know each other better and also to present their scientific backgrounds, research interests and projects to their colleagues. This will help the staff […]