The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, is pleased to host an open guest lecture by Prof. Michael A. Speidel from the University of Zurich. The lecture, titled “Learning Latin in the Roman Army,” will be conducted in a hybrid format and hosted by Prof. Radosław Karasiewicz-Szczypiorski. Dr. Michael A. Speidel is professor […]
During the upcoming PCMA seminar series “Pot Talks – A Multidisciplinary Approach to Ceramics from Africa and Beyond,” Ewa Czyżewska-Zalewska (PCMA UW) will deliver a presentation: “Mobility and Transmission of Pottery Knowledge”. Abstract: The Early Makuria Research Project was a significant initiative focused on studying the period between the 4th and 7th centuries, known as Early […]
The annual conference on Polish archaeological research in Egypt and Sudan “Poles on the Nile” will take place on 9th–11th of June in a hybrid format. The conference is co-organized by the Department of Archaeology of Egypt and Nubia at the Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw and the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of […]
On March 4th, a meeting took place at the University of Warsaw between university authorities and a delegation from Yerevan State University (YSU) and the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia. During the event, an agreement was signed to establish cooperation between the University of Warsaw and Armenia’s largest university. The meeting was held in […]
The PCMA UW Research Centre in Cairo and the Institut français d’archéologie orientale (Ifao) have awarded their joint post-doctoral fellowship for the sixth time. This edition’s fellow is Dr. Gabriele Mario Conte. As part of the fellowship, he will organize an international conference “Perceptions of health in the Nile Valley: The social and cultural dimension […]
During the upcoming PCMA seminar, Dr. Zuzanna Kabacińska (Geochronology Research Unit, Institute of Geology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland) will deliver a presentation: “Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) in archaeology and geology: principles and applications. Perspectives of EPR dating of lime mortars”. Abstract: Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR), also known as Electron Spin Resonance (ESR), belongs to the […]
The call for submissions has opened for the fifth installment of the academic conference “Chrysomallos: Polish Archaeologists on the Black Sea and in the Caucasus.” The conference will take place on April 24th, 2024, in a stationary mode. The conference is organized by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, UW and the Faculty of Archaeology, UW. […]
The next session of the Exploring Egypt Seminar is scheduled for February 18th at the PCMA UW Research Centre in Cairo. The seminars are co-organized by Ifao, DAIK, CAI, NVIC and the PCMA UW Research Centre in Cairo. The series explores various aspects of producing historical knowledge on Egypt, focusing on how Egypt’s history has been written, narrated, […]
During the next meeting of “Pot Talks” series we will host Jiří Honzl (Náprstek Museum of Asian, African and American Cultures) with a presentation: “Pots and temples: Meroitic ceramics as cultic equipment and other pottery appearing in non-funerary ritual contexts at Wad Ben Naga”. Abstract: Recent excavations of the so-called Isis Temple (WBN 300) at Wad Ben […]
The Polish-Armenian Archaeological Expedition has completed its first season of research at the site of Argishtikhinili. This city, dating to the first half of the 1st millennium BCE, is notable for the cuneiform inscriptions of Urartian kings, monumental defensive architecture, and grand residences of the Urartian elite. The settlement was founded on the summit of […]
The upcoming PCMA seminar will feature the research of Prof. Annegret Plontke-Luening and Dr. Frank Schleicher (Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Department of Ancient History). They will deliver a presentation: “Exploring an Ancient Transhumance Route in Northern Colchis.” Abstract: For several years, we have been investigating two ancient/medieval fortresses near the village of Lesale in the Tsalenjikha […]
We are pleased to invite you to the 8th session of the Exploring Egypt: Histories and Historiographies seminar series, a collaborative initiative organized by Ifao and DAIK, now joined by CAI, PCMA, and NVIC. The seminar, titled Printing Egyptology in Arabic in 19th Century Egypt, will be presented by Ahmed Mansour and Fatma Keshk. Abstract: […]