The upcoming PCMA seminar will feature Aneta Cedro (Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures of the Polish Academy of Sciences) with a presentation: „All sherds count: A case study on the peculiar second life of potsherds from the medieval settlement in Banganarti (Sudan)”. Abstract: This presentation explores the distinctive secondary use of potsherds from the […]
The call for papers has been announced for the international conference “Perceptions of Health in the Nile Valley: The Social and Cultural Dimension of Healing Practice in the Egyptian Context from Antiquity to the Middle Ages (4th Millennium BCE – 16th Century CE)”. The conference will take place in Cairo in the spring of 2026. […]
The PCMA UW Cairo Seminars continue at the PCMA Research Centre in Cairo with a speech by Dr. Mariusz Gwiazda (PCMA UW). He will deliver a presentation: “Berenike of the Blemmyes: Archaeological Insights into a Post-Nomadic Community”. Abstract: The Egyptian Eastern Desert is most commonly examined in the context of expansion by populations associated with […]
The upcoming PCMA seminar will feature dr Maria Czarnecka (PCMA UW) with a presentation: „Adaptive Reuse of Former Hospital Buildings in Wrocław”. Abstract: The subject of the present dissertation is to systematize knowledge on the adaptative reuse of post-hospital facilities carried out in Wrocław. The relevance of this topic is reinforced by the large number […]
On Monday, October 27th, the PCMA UW Cairo Seminars continue at the PCMA Research Centre in Cairo. Dr. hab. Sławomir Rzepka (Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw) will deliver a presentation: Hyksos tombs, Ramesside fortresses, Third Intermediate Period town – Tell el-Retaba after two decades of research of the Polish-Slovak Archaeological Mission. Since 2007 Polish-Slovak Archaeological Mission carries […]
On October 22nd, Prof. Asmae El Kacimi from the Département d’Archéologie Islamique, Institut National des Sciences de l’Archéologie et du Patrimoine (INSAP) will present “Wall Painting in the Medieval Islamic West: The Archaeology of a Silent Art” as a guest lecture of the PCMA Seminar. Asmae El Kacimi is Professor of Islamic Archaeology at the […]
The results of the second season of Armenian–Polish work in Argishtikhinili, a fortified city of the kingdom of Urartu in Southern Caucasus, have now been announced. Excavation of houses in the residential district and of an urn-field cemetery brought about new information both on the daily and spiritual life of the people inhabiting the site […]
The upcoming PCMA seminar will feature dr Tomasz Michalik (Szczecin University) with a presentation: „Archaeological Heritage through Contemporary Eyes: Eye-Tracking and Archaeological Heritage Management”. Abstract: “Vision is a key sense that enables us to acquire information about the world. It also plays an important role in understanding the past. Visual analysis lies at the core […]
On Sunday, October 19th, the PCMA UW Cairo Seminars continue at the PCMA Research Centre in Cairo. Izabela Uchman (Cairo-based Polish artist and conservator) will deliver a lecture entitled: “Wandering through the Lands of Wonders.” The talk presents “Wandering through the Lands of Wonders”—an artistic project shaped by three decades of work across the Middle […]
An exhibition: “From Maloutena to the Agora. 60 Years of Polish Archaeology in Nea Paphos on Cyprus / De Maloutena à l’Agora: 60 ans d’archéologie polonaise à Nea Paphos à Chypre” has opened in Rabat, Morocco. Fifteen panels, with captions in English and French, have been on display since 7 October 2025 at the Institut […]
From 24 to 27 September 2025, the University of Warsaw hosted the international conference “Liquid Gold: Olive Oil in Antiquity – Cultivation, Production, Trade, and Cultural Significance”, dedicated to the role of olive oil in the ancient world. The event brought together scholars from over a dozen countries, representing a wide range of disciplines: archaeology, […]
The upcoming PCMA seminar will feature dr Lindsay Der (The University of British Columbia) with a presentation: „Safeguarding for whom? An evidence-based examination of the use of digital technology as a conservation tool for Tadmor (Palmyra)”. The talk is part of the “Heritage Month series”. Abstract: “In an era of technological proliferation, digital technologies are […]