The upcoming PCMA seminar will feature two talks: Dr Jacke Phillips (Centre of African Studies, SOAS / McDonald Institute, University of Cambridge) will present “Impermeability and Maneuverability in Pottery Reuse,” followed by Dr Katarzyna de Lellis-Danys (PCMA UW/National Museum in Warsaw) with a presentation: “Encounters of Pottery Recycling in Old Dongola (Sudan).” Abstract: During the […]
The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, announces a competition for an Adjunct position (post-doc) in the research project “Life in the Makurian Metropolis: A Bioarchaeological Inquiry into Medieval Old Dongola, Sudan.” The principal investigator of this project is Dr. Antonio Caruso (PCMA UW). The Makurian capital of Old Dongola, inhabited from the […]
The Department of African Studies, Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, is pleased to announce an open call for internship applications. During a twelve‑month paid internship, we offer: Training in the preparation of graphic materials for archaeological publications Opportunity to gain experience in research data management including building and managing archaeological databases Opportunity to attend […]
The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw announces a call for applications for MA students for the position of a scholarship holder in the research project Household biographies during the decline of state structures. A study of daily life in the houses of the lower city of Argishtikhinili during the Late and Post-Urartian periods […]
The results of the latest excavation season at ancient Nea Paphos in Cyprus are now available. In October 2025, another field season of the joint expedition of the University of Warsaw and the Jagiellonian University in Kraków came to an end. The expedition is directed by Professor Ewdoksia Papuci-Władyka, head of the Research Centre in […]
The annual conference “Poles on the Nile” will take place on 9–12 June. The event is jointly organized by the Department of the Archaeology of Egypt and Nubia at the Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw, and the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw (PCMA UW). This year’s meeting has a special significance, […]
In the recently announced results of the 16th edition of the CRAC Small Grants competition, two projects affiliated with the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw (PCMA UW), received funding. The program supports research initiatives, the organization of academic events, and activities that help launch and develop new research projects. One of the […]
The detailed program for the upcoming international conference “Perceptions of health in the Nile Valley: The social and cultural dimension of healing practice in the Egyptian context from Antiquity to the Middle Ages (4th Millennium BCE – 16th Century CE)” is now available. The event is jointly organized by the Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale (IFAO) […]
Dr Maciej Wyżgoł from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, is among the 171 researchers of the University of Warsaw who have been honoured this year with the Rector’s Distinctions. The award ceremony took place on 5 March 2026 at the Kazimierzowski Palace. The distinctions are granted for outstanding scholarly achievements, including […]
A recently published article by three researchers from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, presents new historical evidence from Old Dongola—the former capital of the Christian Kingdom of Makuria—dating to the period of Sudan’s Islamisation. An Arabic document discovered during archaeological excavations confirms the existence of a ruler who had previously been […]
The upcoming PCMA seminar will feature Martina Meyr (Städtische Museen Rottweil) with a presentation entitled “Tied Barbarians”. Abstract: The image of the captive barbarian and defeated opponent has been common in Roman art since the late Republic. With the beginning of the Principate, Augustus created a universal visual language for the public sphere, limited to a […]
The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, announces a scholarship competition for a student or PhD candidate within the research project “Life in the Makurian Metropolis: A Bioarchaeological Inquiry into Medieval Old Dongola, Sudan.” The main investigator of this project is Dr. Antonio Caruso (PCMA UW). The Makurian capital of Old Dongola, inhabited […]