Dr. Marcin Kotyl from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw received a Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for his research project on socio-economic changes in Tebtynis in the 3rd century CE on the basis of a new papyrus archive. The one-year project will […]
Three PCMA UW projects have received funding in the 19th edition of the National Science Centre’s Opus and Preludium competitions. Opus 19 grants were awarded to Prof. Tomasz Waliszewski, head of the PCMA UW expedition in Mustis (Tunisia), and Dr. Mariusz Gwiazda, who will conduct research on marbles from the Levant. The Preludium 19 grant […]
Ulam Programme grant has been awarded by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange to Dr. Elsa Yvanez to conduct research in cooperation with the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw. The program is aimed at increasing the international mobility of researchers and establishing their scientific cooperation with host institutions in Poland. Dr. […]
The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw is leaving its offices at 4 Nowy Świat st and moves to new premises. The new address of the PCMA UW is 69 Prosta st. The move began on November 16 and is expected to last about a week. The new offices of the […]
The Center for Research on Ancient Civilizations of the University of Warsaw (CRAC) awarded the so-called Small Grants for eight projects. Two of them were submitted by researchers associated with the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology UW. One of them is Prof. Michał Gawlikowski. He was granted funding for the preparation of photos and graphics […]
There must be a mosaic of memories of many different people to describe someone like Professor Zofia Sztetyłło—righteous, honest, deeply committed to her work, intelligent, and with an engaging way of not taking herself too seriously. Simply good. She was my Professor and that is how I remember her from my undergraduate years, writing my […]
I first met Zofia Sztetyłło in 1958, when I was a freshman and she a young assistant of our common mentor Kazimierz Michałowski. These were the years when the international career of Polish archaeology in the Mediterranean began for good. She joined the first after-war project of Michałowski, a dig on the Greek site of […]
This will not be a scientific biography – that appeared elsewhere – but rather a personal recollection of an extraordinary person whom I knew and esteemed, and whom I will keep in my memory forever. I met Professor Zofia Sztetyłło in Warsaw in 1984 before departure for my first excavation season in Paphos. Back then, […]
With sorrow and regret, we have received the news of the death of Zofia Sztetyłło, a professor of archeology and an outstanding scholar. Since the beginning of her career she was associated with the University of Warsaw and later with the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology UW, where she sat for several terms on the […]
During a ceremony in the gardens of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Cairo Dr. Khaled El-Enany, and Dr. Zahi Hawass, were awarded Officer’s Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland for their distinguished contributions to Egyptian-Polish cooperation in the field of archaeology and tourism. H.E. Dr. Khaled El-Enany […]
In light of the growing number of COVID-19 cases, the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw will fully switch to remote work as of 23 October. The PCMA office at Nowy Świat 4 st. will be closed until further notice. All PCMA staff working remotely will be available by e-mail and […]
On October 15, in Nea Paphos, the 55th anniversary of Polish archaeological research at the site was celebrated with an official function. It was attended by representatives of the Cypriot authorities, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Cyprus, as well as a team of Polish archaeologists who have been working in Nea Paphos […]