This May, the PCMA Seminar will host a talk by Dr. Micaela Sinibaldi: “The pottery of Southern Transjordan: a methodology of research for Islamic-period handmade pottery and the case-study of Petra” Abstract: “The Late Petra Project aims at reconstructing the history of the Islamic period in the Petra valley and region. Through a detailed study […]
Results of the latest excavation season in Berenike, Egypt, have been announced. Among their highlights is a tomb with coral walls and floors and intact burials with rich grave goods excavated by a team from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology. Berenike is located in the Eastern Desert, on the Red Sea coast. This port […]
At a concert in Nicosia on 10 May 2022, organized by the Polish Embassy on the occasion of the National Day of the Constitution of the Third of May, a ceremony was held to present awards for the development of Polish-Cypriot scientific cooperation in the field of archaeology and for creating a positive image of […]
The Director of the PCMA UW Research Centre in Cairo invites to a lecture by Dr. Maria Carmela Gatto “The BORDERSCAPE project Egyptian state formation and the changing socio-spatial landscape of the First Cataract in the 4th and 3rd millennia BCE”. Abstract: “The talk introduces a new research project established at the Institute of Mediterranean […]
We were saddened to hear the news of the death of Andrzej Reiche, an archaeologist specializing in the Near East and curator emeritus of the collection of ancient Near Eastern art at the National Museum in Warsaw. In over four decades of his archaeological work, he took part in excavations at most of the sites […]
The tomb of an official responsible for secret documents in the royal chancellery during the reign of the first pharaohs of the Sixth Dynasty (c. 2300 BC) was discovered in Saqqara by an expedition of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, the University of Warsaw. During the autumn season of 2021, excavations were conducted within […]
Roberta Tomber passed away on the evening of 1 May 2022. She had been battling cancer for many years until she could fight no more. She was 68. We had a long conversation via the internet just a few months ago, I brought her up-to-date on the most recent discoveries, the publication so long in […]
The Director of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw announces a competition for the position of adjunct with a PhD degree in the NCN SONATA BIS 11 project no. 202142/E/HS3/00381 titled “Kyriakós oíkos? A diachronic conceptualization of space and function in medieval Nubian churches”. The project seeks an architect with […]
A seminar by the Archaeo-Oriental Studies Research Group at the University of Warsaw will feature a lecture by Assoc. Prof. Dobrochna Zielińska from the Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw, entitled “Nubian Authorities in Painted Church Decoration”. Abstract: “Monumental representations of Nubian authorities are one of the most characteristic features of Nubian art. This tradition […]
We have received the sad news of the death of Aleksandra Majewska, the retired curator of the Egyptian Collection in the Gallery of Ancient Art at the National Museum in Warsaw. She collaborated with the Polish Centre for Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw on many occassions and took part in excavations at the […]
The promotion of the book by Prof. Michał Gawlikowski entitled “Tadmor – Palmyra. A Caravan City between East and West” took place at the University of Warsaw on Wednesday, 28th April 2022. The meeting in the Columned Hall in the building of the Faculty of History gathered numerous members of the PCMA UW expedition, which […]
In April, the PCMA Seminars focus on collaborative archaeology and heritage studies. The second lecture in the “Heritage Month” series will be “Decolonizing the conservation of built heritage in Egypt” presented by Dr. Hossam Mahdy. Dr Hossam Mahdy is a Consultant of Conservation of Built Heritage and the President of International Committee on Vernacular Architecture […]