The passing of Professor Wiktor Andrzej Daszewski on January 17, 2021, marks a symbolic end of another stage in the history of Polish Mediterranean archaeology. A stage no longer of a pioneering kind, but building on the achievements of the Master and mentor, the founder of the discipline in Poland, Professor Kazimierz Michałowski. Daszewski rose […]
With sorrow, we have received the news about the death of Wiktor Andrzej Daszewski, professor of classical archaeology, a longtime employee of the University of Warsaw. Professor Wiktor Andrzej Daszewski began working at the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw in Cairo in 1966, taking part in excavations in Tell Atrib, […]
After a one-year break, we invite you yet again to take part in the archaeological conference Poles in the Near East. Its fifth edition is planned to take place online on 9–11 June, 2021. The conference is organized by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw and the Chair of the Archaeology […]
The main theme of the first fascicle of the Polish Archeology in the Mediterranean 29 journal will comprise a collection of articles originating from the Red Sea VIII conference held in Warsaw in July 2017. The editors of the volume entitled Red Sea trade in resources and other studies. Proceedings of the Red Sea VIII […]
May the Holiday Season bring you rest and joy, fill your hearts with peace, and give you the strength to work on your plans and new challenges in the New Year.
The PCMA UW has by now settled in its new premises on the 6th floor of the office building at 69 Prosta street. The most important change in contact information is that the landline (22 826 .. ..) is no longer operational. Also, the previously used fax number is now defunct. Information on how to […]
Dr. Marcin Kotyl from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw received a Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for his research project on socio-economic changes in Tebtynis in the 3rd century CE on the basis of a new papyrus archive. The one-year project will […]
Three PCMA UW projects have received funding in the 19th edition of the National Science Centre’s Opus and Preludium competitions. Opus 19 grants were awarded to Prof. Tomasz Waliszewski, head of the PCMA UW expedition in Mustis (Tunisia), and Dr. Mariusz Gwiazda, who will conduct research on marbles from the Levant. The Preludium 19 grant […]
Ulam Programme grant has been awarded by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange to Dr. Elsa Yvanez to conduct research in cooperation with the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw. The program is aimed at increasing the international mobility of researchers and establishing their scientific cooperation with host institutions in Poland. Dr. […]
The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw is leaving its offices at 4 Nowy Świat st and moves to new premises. The new address of the PCMA UW is 69 Prosta st. The move began on November 16 and is expected to last about a week. The new offices of the […]
The Center for Research on Ancient Civilizations of the University of Warsaw (CRAC) awarded the so-called Small Grants for eight projects. Two of them were submitted by researchers associated with the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology UW. One of them is Prof. Michał Gawlikowski. He was granted funding for the preparation of photos and graphics […]
There must be a mosaic of memories of many different people to describe someone like Professor Zofia Sztetyłło—righteous, honest, deeply committed to her work, intelligent, and with an engaging way of not taking herself too seriously. Simply good. She was my Professor and that is how I remember her from my undergraduate years, writing my […]