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Meeting of the ambassadors at the UW research station in Cyprus

On 11th April, a meeting took place in Nea Paphos, Cyprus, attended by the ambassadors of Poland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Spain, and the Netherlands, and archaeologists from the UW. The event was part of the activities related to the Polish presidency of the Council of the European Union. The official opening of the University of Warsaw’s research station in Cyprus will take in June.

ERC Consolidator Grant awarded to Prof. Małgorzata Kot

“We are the only living human species on Earth but it has not always been this way. As recently as fifty or sixty thousand years ago, the Earth was inhabited by several different hominid populations,” Prof. Małgorzata Kot from the Faculty of Archaeology at the University of Warsaw and winner of the ERC Consolidator Grant, said. Within the framework of the grant awarded by the European Commission,

Balkan discoveries by archaeologists from UW

Archaeologists from the Antiquity of Southeastern Research Centre at the University of Warsaw have completed their excavation campaigns, which have been ongoing since May. This year’s fieldwork and documentation was carried out in the Balkans.

History of five generations of the Lombards

Archaeologists from the University of Warsaw have taken part in innovative research that uncovers the history of five generations of the West Germanic people called the Lombards. An article on the subject was published in the “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences”.

Dr Johan Reinhard with the UW Medal

The lecture by Dr Johan Reinhard, a researcher of high altitude Andean sanctuaries, was held at the UW on 27th May. The eminent archaeologist and anthropologist was awarded the University of Warsaw Medal.

Cooperation in archaeology

On 23rd May, the cooperation agreement in the field of archaeology was signed between the University of Warsaw and Armenian institutions.

UW medal for promoting Polish-Libyan cooperation

On 20th May, Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, the Rector of the University of Warsaw, honoured Dr Mohamed Faraj Mohamed Alfaloos, the Chairman of the Department of Antiquities of Libya in Tripoli, with the UW Medal. The award was given for sustaining the long-standing archaeological cooperation between Libyan and Polish researchers, including those from the University of Warsaw.

On migration in the Roman Empire

Researchers from the Faculty of Archaeology at the University of Warsaw took part in an international project to determine the intensity and causes of human migration within the Roman Empire and its immediate vicinity. The results of the DNA research shedding new light on the history of European population in the first millennium AD were published in the “eLife” journal.

Mediaeval fabrics from Dongola

Blue was among the most popular clothing colours of the inhabitants of Old Dongola. They wore mainly cotton and wool, according to research by chemists and archaeologists from the University of Warsaw. The results of their analysis of fabrics excavated on the territory of present-day Sudan were published in journal “Archaeometry”.

Honorary doctorate for the European archaeologist

Prof. Freiherr Claus von Carnap-Bornheim, a researcher of the Roman period, was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Warsaw. The ceremony to confer the title took place on 5th December at Kazimierzowski Palace.

Honorary doctorate for Prof. Freiherr C. von Carnap-Bornheim

On 5th December, a ceremony was held at the UW to confer an honorary doctorate of the University of Warsaw to Prof. Freiherr Claus von Carnap-Bornheim – an outstanding researcher specialising in the archaeology of central and northern Europe of the first millennium AD.

Discoveries by UW archaeologists in Albania and Montenegro

A unique building where important political and religious ceremonies might have taken place and a wall system dating back to the Hellenistic period are the discoveries that archaeologists from the Antiquity of Southeastern Europe Research Centre at the University of Warsaw made in the excavation seasons that ended in July. The scientists are conducting research in Albania and Montenegro.

Polish-Mongolian cooperation agreement

On 25th April, an agreement between the University of Warsaw and the Mongolian Academy of Sciences was signed in the capital of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar. The cooperation between two research units will be focused on education, research projects, academic exchange and training programmes in oriental studies, geography and archaeology.

Renovation of the oldest mosque in Sudan

The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology (PCMA) UW is launching a new cultural heritage protection project “Baraka: Revitalization of the Oldest Preserved Mosque at Old Dongola” funded by the International alliance for the protection of heritage in conflict areas (ALIPH). The Old Dongola mosque is the oldest preserved mosque in the Republic of Sudan.

Prof. Artur Obłuski wins the ERC Public’s Choice Award

Prof. Artur Obłuski, director of the UW Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology and leading researcher of the ERC Starting Grant UMMA, has received the Public’s Choice Award under the European Research Council’s Public Engagement with Research competition.

Research and academic cooperation with Uzbekistan and Peru

The University of Warsaw hosted diplomats and representatives of universities and research institutions of Uzbekistan and Peru on 23rd and 28th June, respectively.

New discoveries in Oman

At the end of December, another season of archaeological fieldwork in Qumayrah Valley in Northern Oman came to a close. Archaeologists identified there another tower in a Bronze Age settlement, unearthed evidence of copper smelting and discovered a 4 thousand-year-old game board.

Archaeological research in Soba

Fieldwork in Soba, the former capital of the Kingdom of Alwa – today, a suburb of Khartoum – was paused for a mid-season break in mid-December. It was carried out by a team of specialists led by Dr Mariusz Drzewiecki from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw. The excavations revealed the remains of a medieval garden. It is the first this kind of a discovery in Soba.

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