On Saturday, October 21, 2023, the first Sudan Open Day was held in Warsaw. The Sudanese Community in Poland was the primary organizer of this event. During the ceremony, several Polish archaeologists were honored with diplomas, recognizing their extensive work in exploring Sudan’s heritage. Among the recipients were archaeologists from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean […]
Dr. Hisham Elleithy, Undersecretary of the Supreme Council of Antiquities at the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt paid a visit to the University of Warsaw. He came to Warsaw at the invitation of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw. Dr. Hisham Elleithy is an archaeologist and Egyptologist, as well as […]
The organizers of an international conference “Place-making in the desertscape: the socialisation of the Egyptian-Sudanese Eastern Desert landscape in the longue durée (4th millennium BCE–4th century CE)” are calling for submissions of conference papers. The conference will take place in Cairo from 27th to 30th April 2024 at the Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale and the […]
Bioarchaeological research discovered a rare medieval religious tattoo from a burial near a medieval monastery in Sudan investigated by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw (PCMA UW). This is only the second time the practice of tattooing has been evidenced in medieval Nubia. The medieval monastic site of Ghazali is one of […]
This autumn, the Polish-Georgian Gonio-Apsaros expedition completed the 10th season of excavations at the Roman fort of Apsaros, south of Batumi on the Black Sea coast of Georgia. The fieldwork of the team headed by Dr. Radosław Karasiewicz-Szczypiorski (Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw) and Prof. Shota Mamuladze (Gonio-Apsaros Archaeological and Architectural Site) […]
On Tuesday, 17th of October, Dr. Hisham Elleithy will present a guest lecture at the University of Warsaw on the subject of “Thebes West: The Excavation, Restoration, and Site Management of the Tombs TT 416 and TT 417 at el-Khokha – Qurna”. Dr. Hisham Elleithy is an archaeologist and Egyptologist, director and co-director of several […]
During the archaeo-oriental studies Seminar, Dr. Dobrochna Zielińska (Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw) presented her research results about “Body politic vs. body natural A case of expression of indigenous identity of Nubian rulers”. Abstract: The presentation is part of the project “Costumes of Authority. The Image of Royalty and Clergy in Christian Nubia”, directed […]
Students from the University of Warsaw and other 4eu+ universities are invited to register for a general university subject taught by Dr Piotr Zakrzewski and Dr Paweł Lech of the PCMA UW. The second round of registration lasts from 2nd till 8th of October. [EN] „Digitizing the past. Advanced methods for documenting the cultural heritage” […]
Beginning this October, a new thematic series will feature as part of the PCMA UW seminar: “Pot Talks – A Multidisciplinary Approach to Ceramics from Africa and Beyond”. The series is organized by Dr. Katarzyna de Lellis-Danys from the PCMA UW Department of African Studies and the National Museum in Warsaw. The lecture series will […]
The PCMA Seminar series is starting after the summer break. During the first meeting, Anna Urszula Kordas, Szymon Popławski and Dr. Aleksandra Brzozowska-Jawornicka will present a paper entitled: “A new discovery of a temple building in Cyprus? Preliminary observations, analyses, and reconstructions of architectural decoration found at the Latsithkia site, the Limassol District”. Abstract: “In […]
The PCMA UW Research Centre in Cairo invites to a lecture by Dr. Fatma Keshk, the 2022/23 PCMA-Ifao Fellowship holder. The talk, wihich will be held in hybrid form, is entitled: “Egyptian Houses through the lens of ethnography”. Dr. Keshk, who is based in Cairo, is a graduate of Leiden University, with a PhD from […]
Dr. Francisco Núñez Calvo from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, has been awarded a grant from the Honor Frost Foundation. This grant will facilitate an investigation into the palaeoenvironment of Tyre, Lebanon, during the Bronze Age. The research project is closely linked to the collaborative efforts of a multidisciplinary team from […]