The annual archaeological conference “Poles on the Nile” will be held on 21st–23rd June 2021. Due to the pandemic situation, last year’s edition had to be cancelled. For the same reasons, the organizers: the Department of Archaeology of Egypt and Nubia, Faculty of Archaeology of the University of Warsaw and the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology […]
Another seminar at the PCMA UW Research Centre in Cairo will present the project of PCMA scholarship holder Alicja Jurgielewicz. Her talk is entitled “Fish and fishing at the end of the Islamic period in Egypt. Preparation, preservation and trade“. Abstract: Fish and fishing have been an important sector of Egypt’s economy since Antiquity. Changes […]
The PCMA UW Research Centre in Cairo holds another seminar for the presentation of projects of the holders of PCMA scholarship (Stypendium CAŚ). The forthcoming presentation by Zuzanna Augustyniak is “Being good at being man – construction of manhood and the institution of yilunta“. Abstract: Yilunta is one of the cultural mechanisms of social control […]
The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw is opening recruitment for PCMA scholarships in Egypt for the academic year of 2021/2022. The scholarships are financed by the National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA). The PCMA scholarship (Stypendium CAŚ) is intended for students or graduates of Polish universities (regardless of citizenship) who […]
The Institut français d’archéologie orientale and the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw are jointly organizing an international conference entitled: Meeting the Other: Transfers and cultural interactions around the Nile Valley. The conference will take place in Cairo, in a hybrid format from Saturday, 27th to Wednesday, 31th March 2021. The event has […]
The PCMA UW Research Centre in Cairo continues the series of seminars during which the holders of PCMA scholarships (Stypendium CAŚ) can present the results of their research. The forthcoming one will feature two presentations. Urszula Laska will give a talk “Traditions of Egyptian Funeral Art in Roman Egypt. Introduction to the research”, and Mieszko […]
The PCMA UW Research Centre in Cairo keeps up the tradition of seminars during which the holders of PCMA scholarships (Stypendium CAŚ) can present the results of their research. The latest in the series will be a presentation by Alicja Jurgielewicz on the subject: “The Gebelein textile – reconstruction and interpretation”. Abstract: “The Gebelein textile […]
The PCMA Scholarship Committee has announced additional recruitment for the PCMA Scholarship (Stypendium CAŚ). Those willing to spend one or several months in Egypt between April and the end of September 2021 can submit their application by March 19th. The scholarships have been awarded on the recommendation of PCMA UW since the 1990s, and their […]
The PCMA UW Research Centre in Cairo organized another lecture for expedition members and scholarship holders residing in the Centre. DR. Patryk Chudzik presented on the subject of “The latest discoveries in the Middle Kingdom tombs of the North Asasif necropolis”. The North Asasif necropolis is located in the heart of Western Thebes, next to […]
The PCMA UW Research Centre in Cairo operates despite the limitations resulting from the pandemic. Lectures and seminars are organized for the benefit of the expedition members and scholarship holders residing in the Centre. On Wednesday (3 February) Dr. Joan Oller Guzmán presented a lecture: “Emerald mining in Wadi Sikait: results of the 2021 season”. […]
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During a ceremony in the gardens of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Cairo Dr. Khaled El-Enany, and Dr. Zahi Hawass, were awarded Officer’s Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland for their distinguished contributions to Egyptian-Polish cooperation in the field of archaeology and tourism. H.E. Dr. Khaled El-Enany […]