A workshop held at the PCMA UW Research Centre in Cairo delved into the methodology of working with settlement ceramics. This is the first of the planned meetings. It was the first in a series aimed at pottery specialists working in Egypt. The “Working Group on Setlement Ceramics’ Best Practices” meeting was organized by Anna […]
The annual conference on Polish archaeological research in Egypt and Sudan “Poles on the Nile” will take place on 19th–21st 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 Department of African Studies of the Polish […]
An upcoming Archaeo-Oriental Seminar will take place on March 4th with a lecture by Prof. Salima Ikram (American University in Cairo). The focus of the seminar will be the contents of tomb no. KV63. Abstract: “In 2006, the first tomb since that of Tutankhamun’s was found in the Valley of the Kings – KV63. When the […]
It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Dr. Rudolf de Jong, Director of the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo. His scholarly interests lay in the dialectology of the Arabic language, but he was formost a beloved figure, cherished by his friends and employees for his kindness and dedication. Our deepest condolences go […]
During the next meeting of “Pot Talks” series we will host Dr. Meredith Brand (the American University in Cairo). The topic of the presentation is “Measuring Pots in Egypt: A Discussion and Review of Metric Analysis Methodology”. Meredith Brand is a co-director of the Wadi el-Hudi Expedition and the project’s ceramicists. She currently is an […]
A find by a Polish-American archaeological expedition working in Berenike (Egypt) has been named among 10 most exciting discoveries of 2023 in Near Eastern archaeology by the American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR) Newsletter. The object in question is a Buddha statue from the 1st/2nd century CE found in the courtyard of the city’s main […]
To all friends and colleagues of the PCMA UW and their families, we wish a healthy, joyful, and peaceful holiday season, as well as prosperity in all personal and professional endeavors in the upcoming year of 2024.
The deadline for the “Deir el-Bahari Studies 4” is 31st January 2024. The volume will appear as a special issue of the “Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean” (PAM) journal published by the University of Warsaw Press. The volume is scheduled for publication in 2024. The volume, edited by Patryk Chudzik and Zbigniew E. Szafrański, will […]
In the latest edition of the National Science Centre competitions, a project submitted by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw was selected for funding. Prof. Tomasz Derda (Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw) received a grant for his project “«Marea»/Philoxenite on Lake Mareotis – A Late Antique Ideal City and Pilgrimage […]
The Polish Embassy in Cairo, in collaboration with the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, hosted the International Day of Archaeology on Thursday, October 26th. The event was attended by a diverse group of representatives from MoTA, UNESCO, universities (including Ain Shams, Cairo University, and American University in Cairo), the diplomatic corps, government […]
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 […]