Events

  • Reminder: Call for Papers for Deir el-Bahari Studies 4

    The deadline for the “Deir el-Bahari Studies 4” is 31st January 2024. The volume will appear as a special issue of the “Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean” (PAM) journal published by the University of Warsaw Press. The volume is scheduled for publication in 2024. The volume, edited by Patryk Chudzik and Zbigniew E. Szafrański, will […]

  • PhD thesis defense of Szymon Maślak

    We are pleased to announce that the public defense of the doctoral dissertation of Szymon Maślak, our colleague from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, took place on Wednesday, 13 December 2023. The thesis subject is “Traditional brick architecture in Late Antique and Medieval Egypt. Production and use of brick based on […]

  • Artur Obłuski receives UW Rector’s Award

    Assoc. Prof. Artur Obłuski the director of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw received the UW Rector’s Award. The award-giving ceremony took place on 11th December in the Kazimierzowski Palace on the Main Campus. The Rector’s Awards are given annually for research, teaching and organisational achievements or for a professionalof achievement. This […]

  • Wall paintings from Old Dongola in Top 10 archaeological discoveries of 2023

    The prominent ‘Archaeology’ magazine has published its Top 10 list of the most significant discoveries of 2023. It features paintings from Old Dongola (Sudan), discovered by an expedition of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw headed by Prof. Artur Obłuski. Old Dongola (Tungul) was the capital of Makuria, one of […]

  • PCMA Seminar: ‘Pot Talks’ series on ceramics from Old Dongola

    The next meeting of the “Pot Talks – A multidisciplinary approach to ceramics from the African area and beyond” series will be held in December. At the meeting, a paper about “The ceramics from the Northern Church in Old Dongola, revisited” will be presented by the organizer of this series – Dr. Katarzyna de Lellis-Danys (Polish […]

  • National Science Center grant OPUS 25 for PCMA UW project in Marea

    In the latest edition of the National Science Centre competitions, a project submitted by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw was selected for funding. Prof. Tomasz Derda (Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw) received a grant for his project “«Marea»/Philoxenite on Lake Mareotis – A Late Antique Ideal City and Pilgrimage […]

  • PCMA Seminar: “Upper Egypt Pottery Workshop – Connectivity and Cultural Influence”

    A workshop on the study of ceramic assemblages in southern Egypt and northern Nubia will be held at the second PCMA Seminar in December. The event, titled “Upper Egypt Pottery Workshop – Connectivity and Cultural Influence” has been organized by Jerzy M. Oleksiak of the Interdisciplinary Doctoral School, University of Warsaw and the Polish Centre of […]

  • Workshop “The Ocean Below: Human Experiences and Material Culture of Freediving across Time and Space”

    On Thursday 7th December, the PCMA Seminar will host a workshop entitled ‘The Ocean Below: Human Experiences and Material Culture of Freediving across Time and Space’ organized by Mari Yamasaki from the PCMA UW and Emilio Rodríguez-Álvarez from Universidade de Vigo. The event brings together experts who share their interest in the sea and the […]

  • Rector’s Distinctions for Dr. Mariusz Drzewiecki and Dr. Mariusz Gwiazda

    The ceremony to present the UW Rector’s Teaching Awards and the Rector’s Distinctions was held on November 15, 2023. Among the employees of the Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, Dr. Mariusz Drzewiecki and Dr. Mariusz Gwiazda received the Distinction. Dr. Mariusz Drzewiecki and Dr. Mariusz Gwiazda, employees of the Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, […]

  • In Memoriam Amiran Kakhidze

    It is with deep regret that we received the news that our colleague and friend of the Polish-Georgian Gonio-Apsaros Expedition, former Director of the Archaeological Museum in Batumi, Professor of Archaeology Amiran Kakhidze, died suddenly on 10 November 2023. Professor Amiran Kakhidze was a distinguished archaeologist, museum scientist, and specialist in the archaeology of Georgia. […]