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 […]
A workshop on the study of ceramic assemblages in southern Egypt and northern Nubia will be held at the second PCMA Seminar in December. The event, titled “Upper Egypt Pottery Workshop – Connectivity and Cultural Influence” has been organized by Jerzy M. Oleksiak of the Interdisciplinary Doctoral School, University of Warsaw and the Polish Centre of […]
On Thursday 7th December, the PCMA Seminar will host a workshop entitled ‘The Ocean Below: Human Experiences and Material Culture of Freediving across Time and Space’ organized by Mari Yamasaki from the PCMA UW and Emilio Rodríguez-Álvarez from Universidade de Vigo. The event brings together experts who share their interest in the sea and the […]
The ceremony to present the UW Rector’s Teaching Awards and the Rector’s Distinctions was held on November 15, 2023. Among the employees of the Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, Dr. Mariusz Drzewiecki and Dr. Mariusz Gwiazda received the Distinction. Dr. Mariusz Drzewiecki and Dr. Mariusz Gwiazda, employees of the Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, […]
It is with deep regret that we received the news that our colleague and friend of the Polish-Georgian Gonio-Apsaros Expedition, former Director of the Archaeological Museum in Batumi, Professor of Archaeology Amiran Kakhidze, died suddenly on 10 November 2023. Professor Amiran Kakhidze was a distinguished archaeologist, museum scientist, and specialist in the archaeology of Georgia. […]
During the latest archaeo-oriental seminar, Dr. Joanna Ciesielska (Faculty of Oriental Studies, UW) and Agnes Dudek (Adam Mickiewicz Institute) will present their research results on “Keepers of Tradition Communicating status via attire among Sudanese women”. Abstract: The aim of the project was the investigation of customs concerning traditional garments and the way in which they […]
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 […]
The second meeting in the “Pot Talks” series will host Cezary Szymański of the Frobenius-Institut in Frankfurt am Main. He will present his research on “The pottery sequence of Mbacké in central-west Senegal. Perspectives andchallenges in the quantitative approach to pottery”. Abstract: “The tumuli region of Mbacké is known in the field of archaeology for […]
On Saturday, October 21, 2023, the first Sudan Open Day was held in Warsaw. The Sudanese Community in Poland was the primary organizer of this event. During the ceremony, several Polish archaeologists were honored with diplomas, recognizing their extensive work in exploring Sudan’s heritage. Among the recipients were archaeologists from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean […]
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 […]
Bioarchaeological research discovered a rare medieval religious tattoo from a burial near a medieval monastery in Sudan investigated by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw (PCMA UW). This is only the second time the practice of tattooing has been evidenced in medieval Nubia. The medieval monastic site of Ghazali is one of […]