The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology and the University of Warsaw Museum thank everyone for joining the closing event of the exhibition “From Sand to Paper” On 4 September 2026, the closing event of the exhibition “From Sand to Paper” took place. Organised by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, and the University […]
The PCMA UW Research Centre in Cyprus invites you to a hybrid lecture “European Knighthood: The Trace on Cyprus”, presented by Sergej Dumbadze and Igor Bobrovsky. The lecture will explore the emergence and development of knighthood in medieval Europe and the role played by knightly orders. Particular attention will be given to the arrival of […]
The monograph presenting the results of archaeological research carried out between 2019 and 2022 at Soba, the capital of the Kingdom of Alwa (ca. 6th–16th century), is now available in Open Access. The volume, edited by Mariusz Drzewiecki, was published by Peeters Publishers as part of the British Museum Publications on Egypt and Sudan series […]
The director of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, with the consent of the Rector of the University of Warsaw, announces a competition for the position of adjunct. Basic responsibilities and obligations: 1. Conducting research in Greek and Coptic papyrology. 2. Publishing research findings in renowned academic journals and in monographs. 3. […]
University of Warsaw students are invited to apply for the Erasmus Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) “Intensive Training in Human Osteoarchaeology: Methods, Interpretation and Social Context”. The program will combine online lectures with intensive practical training in human osteoarchaeology at Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University in Türkiye. The Erasmus Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) “Intensive Training in […]
The Sudan Heritage Online Workshop, organized within the Irkoni: Safeguarding Earthen Architecture in Sikoot project, has successfully concluded. The initiative was carried out with the support of Sudan’s National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums (NCAM) and funded by the ALIPH Foundation. Coordinated by Tomomi Fushiya, Head of the Department of Conservation and Heritage at the […]
The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, warmly congratulates its new PhD candidates on their admission to the Doctoral School of Humanities, University of Warsaw. Among those admitted are Zofia Chomoncik and Jerzy Kozak, who have been associated with the archaeological expeditions of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, for […]
Statement in Support of the Protection of the Heritage of Tyre and Its Region The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, expresses its support for the exceptional efforts undertaken by the Ministry of Culture and the Directorate General of Antiquities of Lebanon to safeguard the archaeological and cultural heritage of Tyre and its […]
From August the 10th, the exhibition “From Sand to Paper”, will be displayed at Old Library UW. The event is organised by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, and the Museum of the University of Warsaw. The exhibition presents drawings by Arkadiusz Hapka alongside photographs by Raül Soteras, created during the Berenike Project archaeological […]
The Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences has awarded scholarships from the Lanckoroński Foundation and the De Brzezie Lanckoroński Foundation for the year 2027. Among the winners are three researchers from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw. The scholarships of both foundations are among the most highly regarded programmes supporting Polish […]
A recently published article in Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik by our collegues from the PCMA UW, together with colleagues from the Adjara Cultural Heritage Protection Agency in Georgia (Dr Lasha Aslanishvili), presents an exceptional discovery from the Roman fort of Apsaros (Gonio, Georgia). A gold votive plaque bearing a Greek inscription, uncovered during archaeological excavations, […]
Łukasz Wojnarowicz Archaeologist, Weinakademiker, Friend It is hard to write about Łukasz in the past tense. He could not be confined to a single role, a single community or a single passion. He was an archaeologist and a pioneer of Polish archaeological research in the Persian Gulf. He blazed trails where the Polish archaeological community […]