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RC in Cairo News
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PolAr lecture in Cairo: Recent ethnohistorical research on the site of Kwiha in Tigray
The PCMA Research Centre in Cairo invites to an open lecture: Recent ethnohistorical research on the archaeological site of Kwiha in Tigray, from the Gembela-Hypothesis to the history of the Be’algada – a Mekelle University project by Wolbert G.C. Smidt. Abstract: The archaeological site of Kwiha is known to scholars since the early 20th century, […]
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Documenting Egypt’s Antiquities – Interview with Dr Hisham el-Leithy
Dr Hisham el-Leithy serves as an Undersecretary of State for Documentation in the Ministry of Antiquities of Egypt. His lecture at the University of Warsaw concerned the activities of his institution: „The activities of the Documentation Centre. The past, the present, and the future”. He also answered some questions regarding the Documentation Centre’s work in […]
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Research in Egypt
Polish archaeologists have been present in Egypt since the 1930s. It was in Egypt that the Polish school of Mediterranean archaeology was formed and honed, working on various sites from different periods. For decades now several missions under PCMA auspices have been working in Egypt every year. Their projects encompass archaeological excavations, on-site conservation, as well as site management.
