Author Archives

  • Save the date: hybrid archaeological conference “Poles on the Nile”

    The annual conference on Polish archaeological research in Egypt and Sudan “Poles on the Nile” will take place on 19th–21st of June in a hybrid format. The conference is co-organized by the Department of Archaeology of Egypt and Nubia at the Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw and the Department of African Studies of the Polish […]

  • Open-access monograph on wall paintings from Porphyreon by J.M. Burdajewicz

    A monograph on the wall paintings from late antique Porphyreon (today’s Jiyeh) in Lebanon by Julia M. Burdajewicz has been released in open access. The book was published by Peeters Publishers in the series “Polish Publications in Mediterranean Archaeology”. In 1975, a bulldozer working on a beach in southern Lebanon unearthed dressed stones with wall […]

  • Call for submissions: Chrysomallos IV conference

    The call for submissions has opened for the fourth installment of the academic conference “Chrysomallos: Polish Archaeologists on the Black Sea and in the Caucasus.” The Polish-language conference will take place on April 11th and 12th, 2024, in a hybrid format.  The conference is organized by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology and the Faculty […]

  • Digital partnership with ASOR LCP database

    The collaboration launched between PAM and the ASOR Levantine Ceramics Project (LCP) database offers a unique opportunity to create connections between ceramics catalogues or syntheses published in a traditional journal and a digital space dedicated to pottery research. The LCP database permits researchers to go beyond the limited scope and closed format of a publication […]

  • Rudolf de Jong (1958–2024)

    It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Dr. Rudolf de Jong, Director of the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo. His scholarly interests lay in the dialectology of the Arabic language, but he was formost a beloved figure, cherished by his friends and employees for his kindness and dedication. Our deepest condolences go […]

  • María Eugenia Aubet Semmler (1943–2024)

    We have received the sad news that Professor Dr. María Eugenia Aubet Semmler passed away on Saturday, 17th of February 2024. She was the long-time director of the Spanish excavations in Tyre, Lebanon, and a leading specialist in the field of Phoenician-Punic studies. Professor M.E. Aubet, Emeritus Chair of Prehistory at Pompeu Fabra University in […]

  • Prehistoric and metallurgical sites in northern Oman surveyed by PCMA UW

    In late December, an expedition of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw (PCMA UW) returned to Poland, having conducted archaeological research in northern Oman. The focus of the season was the search for traces of ancient metallurgy and remnants of Bronze and Iron Age settlements in the Hajar Mountains. The […]

  • PCMA UW expedition’s discovery nominated for the MocArty 2023 award

    The discovery of paintings from Old Dongola (Sudan) by an expedition of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw has been nominated in one of radio RMF Classic’s MocArty competition categories. The winner will be selected in an internet poll that will conclude by 25th February. The discovery of new paintings by the expedition […]

  • PCMA Seminar: Multielemental analysis of domestic floors at Old Dongola

    The upcoming PCMA Seminar will showcase the results of a project conducted by Dr. Maciej Wyżgoł of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw. Dr. Wyżgoł will deliver a presentation ‘Multielemental analysis of domestic floors at Old Dongola, Sudan (14th–17th century).’ Abstract: “In this seminar, I will present the results of the implementation […]

  • “About Soba and archaeology” – meetings in schools

    Over the past three months, 24 meetings between archaeologists and students have been organized in seven elementary and high schools in three voivodeships. The aim of the project “About Soba and archaeology” is to interest schoolchildren in topics related to archaeology and to acquaint them with the results of research conducted in Sudan by an […]