A Starting Grant was awarded by the European Research Centre to Dr Artur Obłuski from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, for his project: “UMMA: Urban Metamorphosis of the community of a Medieval African capital city”. It is the first grant for Polish archaeological research ever awarded by the ERC. Dr Obłuski […]
The exhibition had been presented this spring at the main UNESCO seat in Paris. It highlights, among others, the role of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology in the study and conservation of endangered sites and monuments. The lion of Palmyra is prominent among them, and – due to its association with the PCMA – […]
The workshop will be held at the University of Warsaw on 3 July. It aims at providing an opportunity to exchange ideas on the ancient trade in the region in order to integrate Northern Arabia and its harbours into the network. The workshop has been instigated by the PCMA Aynuna Project directed by Prof. Michał […]
During the 4-day long event, presentations will be grouped in thematic sessions related to the circulation of natural resources, Indian steel (including a live metalurgic experiment), jewlery from the western Indian Ocean basin and ancient trade in incense and frankincense. The opening lecture by Dr. Eivind Heldas Seland (Bergen University) will be an overview of […]
An attempt at reconstructing the process of smelting ancient Indian steel will be made during an experiment at the State Archaeological Museum in Warsaw. It will be held as part of the metallurgic panel during the Red Sea 8 conference organized by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw. The panel will take […]
A one-day workshop will present the results of 30 years of research in the monastery in Naqlun on the outskirts of the Fayum Oasis in Egypt. The themes of the presentations will cover various aspects of the mission’s work – from archaeology, through anthropology and epigraphy, to conservation of the discovered structures and artifacts. The […]
Stefan Jakobielski, epighrapher and archaeologist, one of the pioneers of Nubiology, celebrates his 80th birthday this year. At the beginning of his career in the 1960s, he participated in the discovery of the cathedral in Faras and in removing its wall paintings to Khartoum and Warsaw during the UNESCO effort to save the monuments of […]
A preliminary program of the conference „Red Sea 8: Coveted Treasure” and the accompanying workshop „Arabian Red Sea Route” that will be held in July at the University of Warsaw. Participants from about a dozen countries will present over 50 topics related to the archaeology and history of the lands surrounding the Red Sea. They […]
The lion is widely recognized as a symbol of strength and dignity, and this aspect of its meaning remains similar throughout the whole area of PCMA activities, regardless of the culture and period in question. It is therefore well-suited to stand for an institution with a scope of work covering parts of three continents and […]
We have the pleasure of inviting to three exhibitions related to this year’s jubilees associated with Polish–Egyptian cooperation. The events are co-organized by the Department of the Archaeology of Egypt and Nubia (Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw), the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, the University of Warsaw Museum and the Herhor […]
The annual conference „Poles on the Nile”, co-organized by the Department of the Archaeology of Egypt and Nubia (Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw) and the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, will be held on 12–14 June 2017. Most of the papers presented during the three-day-long event will report on the most […]
A poster presentation of PCMA achievements in the last season will open on the first day of the “Poles in the Near East 2017” conference. The bulk of the exhibition is made up of the latest discoveries of PCMA missions working in 12 countries of northeast Africa, the Near East and Transcaucasia. They have been […]