We are pleased to announce that the official program of the conference “Sailing Uncharted Seas. Recent Advances in Pottery Studies in the Near East and Eastern Africa during the Late Antique and Early Medieval Periods.” has been released. The conference is dedicated to exploring the still uncharted seas of pottery research relating to the Late […]
We are please to announce that the official program for the “Chrysomallos VI” conference has been just released. This year’s edition will be entirely in-person. The presentations will mainly focus on the methodology, research questions, and interpretations of archaeological research findings from the Black Sea region and the Caucasus, including Georgia and the Crimean Peninsula. […]
The 20th anniversary edition of the annual “Poles on the Nile” conference, dedicated to Polish archaeological research in the Nile Valley, will take place on 9–12 June 2026. The program features 28 papers presented in English on the results of the latest research, as well as a poster session. The conference will be held in […]
In April this year, Dr Mariusz Gwiazda was appointed Deputy Director for Field Projects at the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw. In this role, he will oversee matters related to the organisation, safety, and strategic development of PCMA UW archaeological expeditions, including the coordination of field projects as well as the development […]
Agnieszka Szulc-Kajak from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw has received the “Scholarship for Start” awarded by the Rector of the University of Warsaw to first-year doctoral students who achieved the highest admission results in their respective disciplines. The award ceremony took place on 18 May at the Kazimierzowski Palace. Agnieszka Szulc-Kajak, a PhD […]
The PCMA UW Research Centre in Cairo was visited by a delegation from the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, consisting of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Wojciech Zajączkowski and his deputy Przemysław Niesiołowski. They were accompanied by the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Egypt, Michał Murkociński, and First Secretary Dorota Świerczewska. During the […]
At the upcoming PCMA Seminar, Dr. Michał Kruger (Faculty of Archaeology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań) will deliver a lecture: “Tartessian culture on the Iberian Peninsula: state of the art and research perspectives”. Abstract: The aim of the lecture is to present the range of topics related to the Bronze Age–Iron Age transition in the southwestern […]
On May 18–19, 2026, Cairo will host the Symposium of the International Academy of Prehistory and Protohistory (AIPP), a prestigious scientific gathering dedicated to the latest research on human history from its origins to the end of the Iron Age. Founded in Paris in 2021, the International Academy of Prehistory and Protohistory (AIPP) is a […]
On Wednesday, June 3rd, the PCMA UW Cairo Seminars continue at the PCMA Research Centre in Cairo. Dr. Veronika Wenger and Dr. Oleksiy Koval (Visiting Professors, Hubei Institute of Fine Arts, Wuhan CN) will deliver a lecture: “Ornament and Rhythm as Principles of Gestaltung: Making the Invisible Visible”. The lecture draws on Spencer-Brown’s calculus of forms […]
The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, announces a competition for an Adjunct position (post-doc) in the research project “Life in the Makurian Metropolis: A Bioarchaeological Inquiry into Medieval Old Dongola, Sudan.” The principal investigator of this project is Dr. Antonio Caruso (PCMA UW). The Makurian capital of Old Dongola, inhabited from the […]
Researchers from the PCMA UW Research Centre in Cyprus and members of the Joint University of Warsaw and Jagiellonian University Expedition in Paphos took part in the International Day of Monuments and Sites celebrations held on 18 April 2026 in Kiti, Cyprus. This year’s event focused on protecting cultural heritage threatened by conflicts and emergency […]
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 Assistant and PostDoc positions in the ERC project: “PeriPolis – A provincial capital polis at the end of the Roman era. Periphery or a center of power?”. Assistant position: PDFAssistant Professor […]