Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology University of Warsaw

Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology University of Warsaw

Centrum Archeologii Śródziemnomorskiej im. Kazimierza Michałowskiego
Affiliation	University of Warsaw
Director	dr Artur Obłuski
Location	Warsaw , Poland 52.2301°N 21.0222°E / 52.2301; 21.0222
Website	www.pcma.uw.edu.pl

Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology University of Warsaw, logo

The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology University of Warsaw (PCMA UW; Polish: Centrum Archeologii Śródziemnomorskiej UW im. Kazimierza Michałowskiego) operates as an independent research institute of the University of Warsaw under the present name since 1990. It is dedicated to organizing, implementing and coordinating archaeological research, both excavations and study projects, as well as conservation, reconstruction and restoration projects, in northeastern Africa, the Near East and Cyprus. Projects include sites covering a broad chronological spectrum from the dawn of civilization (prehistoric times) through all the historic periods of the ancient Mediterranean civilizations to Late Antiquity and early Islam. Tasks beside fieldwork include comprehensive documentation of finds, archives management and publication of the results in keeping with international research standards. The PCMA manages the Research Centre in Cairo and Polish Archaeological Unit in Khartoum.

History

The PCMA draws on the pioneering archaeological work of Polish archaeologist and egyptologist Prof. Kazimierz Michałowski. It is the direct continuator, since 1990, of the Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw in Cairo, which Michałowski established in 1959. It was the first Polish institution dedicated to archaeological research in the Nile Valley.

Research projects and teams

The PCMA currently runs about 30 archaeological projects and teams. Detailed information on almost 80 of the most important current and past projects is presented on the Centre’s home page. Current projects:

Egypt

• Kom el-Dikka in Alexandria
• Marina el-Alamein

• Marea
• Saqqara
• Naqlun (Deir el Malaq Ghubrail)
• The Temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahari – the Archaeological and Conservation Mission
• The Temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahari – the Polish-French Epigraphic Mission
• Deir el-Bahari: Asasif Project
• The Tuthmosis III Temple in Deir el-Bahari
• Sheikh Abd el-Gurna
• The Tomb of Ramesses VI – the Epigraphic Mission
• Berenike
• Dakhleh Oasis
• Gebelein

Sudan

• Old Dongola
• Ghazali
• Banganarti
• El-Detti
• El-Zuma
• Soba

Etiophia

• Debre Gergis

Tunisia

• Mustis (el-Krib)

Syria

• Tell Arbid (suspended)
• Palmyra (suspended)
• Tell Qaramel (suspended)

Lebanon

• Jiyeh (Porphyreon)
• Chhim
• Khalde

Jordan

• Khirbet es-Sar

Cyprus

• Nea Paphos

Armenia

• Metsamor

Kuwait

• Bahra 1
• Kharaib el‐Desht

Oman

• Qumayrah Valley

Publications

The PCMA publishes the results of its excavation and restoration projects in an annual journal and a series of monographs.

Journal

• Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (PAM)

Series

• PAM Monograph Series
• PAM Supplement Series
• PCMA Excavation Series
• PCMA Archaeological Guides
• Studia Palmyreńskie

Conferences

The PCMA UW is a joint organizer of the annual “Poles on the Nile” and "Poles on the Near East" conferences, presenting the results of excavations carried out by Polish teams. In 2006 the PCMA UW coorganized the 11th International Conference of Nubian Studies and in 2012 the 8th International Congress of the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East (ICAANE), the most important and well attended archaeological conferences in their respective fields.

External links

• Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology home page
• Centrum Archeologii Śródziemnomorskiej on Facebook
• "Poles on the Nile" conference
• 11th International Conference of Nubian Studies