The upcoming PCMA Seminar will hold a mini-conference on the subject “Tingitana Frontier Project – The role of Roman watchtowers in the defence system of ancient Volubilis between I. and III. centuries AD”. The event will feature four papers by five members of the Polish-Moroccan research project, focusing on Roman-era remnants in northern Morocco. The event […]
Dr. Tomomi Fushiya’s project entitled “Conservation of monuments and sites in Sudan during the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium period (1898–1956)” has been selected for the Egypt Exploration Society’s Centenary Award. Dr. Fushiya’s research and practice focuses on collaborative archaeology, heritage values and decolonising methodologies in archaeology and heritage management in North Africa. Her latest project investigates the history of […]
A monograph on the wall paintings from late antique Porphyreon (today’s Jiyeh) in Lebanon by Julia M. Burdajewicz has been released in open access. The book was published by Peeters Publishers in the series “Polish Publications in Mediterranean Archaeology”. In 1975, a bulldozer working on a beach in southern Lebanon unearthed dressed stones with wall […]
The call for submissions has opened for the fourth installment of the academic conference “Chrysomallos: Polish Archaeologists on the Black Sea and in the Caucasus.” The Polish-language conference will take place on April 11th and 12th, 2024, in a hybrid format. The conference is organized by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology and the Faculty […]
Dr. Agata Deptuła has been selected to participate in the University of Warsaw’s Programme for young female researchers and teachers. It is part of the “Excellence Initiative – Research University” (IDUB). The focus of Dr. Deptuła‘s project is on liturgical hymns in Medieval Nubia. The main goal is to present her research to the international community and to initiate […]
An upcoming Archaeo-Oriental Seminar will take place on March 4th with a lecture by Prof. Salima Ikram (American University in Cairo). The focus of the seminar will be the contents of tomb no. KV63. Abstract: “In 2006, the first tomb since that of Tutankhamun’s was found in the Valley of the Kings – KV63. When the […]
It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Dr. Rudolf de Jong, Director of the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo. His scholarly interests lay in the dialectology of the Arabic language, but he was formost a beloved figure, cherished by his friends and employees for his kindness and dedication. Our deepest condolences go […]
The next seminar organized by PCMA UW is scheduled to take place on March 1st. Dr. Jakub Mosiejczyk (Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, UW) will be presenting a paper titled “Characteristics of the cultural stratification at Temple B6 in Mustis, Roman Tunisia.” Abstract: “The Tunisian–Polish Archaeological Mission to Mustis (el-Krib, Tunisia), has been conducting excavations […]
We have received the sad news that Professor Dr. María Eugenia Aubet Semmler passed away on Saturday, 17th of February 2024. She was the long-time director of the Spanish excavations in Tyre, Lebanon, and a leading specialist in the field of Phoenician-Punic studies. Professor M.E. Aubet, Emeritus Chair of Prehistory at Pompeu Fabra University in […]
In late December, an expedition of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw (PCMA UW) returned to Poland, having conducted archaeological research in northern Oman. The focus of the season was the search for traces of ancient metallurgy and remnants of Bronze and Iron Age settlements in the Hajar Mountains. The […]
A recently-concluded research project conducted by Dr. Maciej Wyżgoł shed light on the functioning of various spaces within houses in the medieval city of Old Dongola in Sudan. The project “Histories imprinted on floors. Functioning of households in Old Dongola after the fall of Makuria in the light of the multielemental analysis of occupational surfaces” was funded by […]
We were saddened by the death of Dr. Marek Tycjan Olszewski, archaeologist, expert in ancient art, assistant professor at the Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw. Marek Tycjan Olszewski was particularly interested in the study of visual arts in Greco-Roman culture, especially mosaic representations, the interpretation of which he devoted many scientific works. Among other […]