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RC in Sudan news
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Meeting with the Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan
On July 3rd, the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw hosted a delegation from the Embassy of the Republic of Sudan in Berlin. The meeting was attended by Her Excellency Ambassador Ilham Ahmed, Deputy Ambassador Idrees Saeed, and Ghalia Gar El-Nabi, Director of the National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums. Representing the PCMA […]
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“Poles on the Nile”: guest lecture by Prof. Dietrich Raue
During this year’s conference “Poles on the Nile”, Prof. Dietrich Raue (Director of the German Archaeological Institute, Cairo) will present: “Together against the time – Archaeology in Egypt”. Abstract: The challenges facing archaeology in Egypt today are manifold. On the scientific side, it is important to question the hypotheses of past times and to utilize the possibilities […]
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Research in Sudan
The history of Polish archaeological research in Sudan goes back to the 1960s, to the UNESCO-coordinated effort to save monuments endangered by the building of the Aswan Dam. It was then that Prof. Kazimierz Michałowski discovered the renowned Faras cathedral. The Polish mission transferred its wall paintings to museums in Khartoum and Warsaw, saving them from flooding by Nile waters. Nowadays, about 100 Polish scholars and students work in Sudan each year. Within several projects, they study sites from different periods, working also on the conservation and presentation of the excavated monuments.