PCMA Seminar – Łukasz Miszk: What would Indiana Jones say about the streets of Nea Paphos?
The PCMA Seminar series will host a talk (in Polish) by Dr. Łukasz Miszk, entitled “What would Indiana Jones say about the streets of Nea Paphos”. The presentation is related to an ongoing project investigating the spatial layout of Nea Paphos in Cyprus. Abstract: “Indiana Jones, uttering the phrase ” If it’s truth you’re looking for, Dr. Tyree’s philosophy class is right down the hall” barged into a scientific debate about what archaeologists are actually looking for, becoming even the protagonist of a scientific article by John Bintliff. Trying to determine the shape of the spatial organization of Nea Paphos[...]
PCMA Seminar: Underwater realms – imagining and conceptualizing the sea as a 3D space
The next PCMA Seminar will host a talk by Mari Yamasaki related to her Polonez-Bis grant project. Her presentation is entitled “Underwater realms – imagining and conceptualizing the sea as a three-dimensional space”. Abstract: “The study of ancient ‘spaces’ (domestic, public, ritual, political…) has always been a cornerstone of archaeological research in both a quantitative and a qualitative way. Nevertheless, in this proliferation of spatial studies, the research on the perception of underwater spaces in ancient Mediterranean societies represents an almost entirely unexplored area of investigation. My project aims to investigate the way people of the Eastern Mediterranean and the[...]
PCMA Seminar: Middle and Late Roman cooking pottery from Nea Paphos. New data on old pottery
The first of this year’s PCMA Seminars will host a talk (in Polish) by Dr. Kamila Nocoń: “Middle and Late Roman cooking pottery from Nea Paphos. New data on old pottery”. Abstract: “The presentation aims to present an ongoing project on the production and consumption of Middle and Late Roman cooking pottery from Nea Paphos. The pottery under study is the subject of comprehensive, interdisciplinary analysis, applying combined archaeological and archaeometric methods. By using an integrated approach, it will be possible to understand the provenance, technology, and supply patterns, as well as interpret changes in the context of social processes.[...]
Completion of the international competition for the creation of shelters for the protection of mosaics and other archaeological remains in Nea Pafos
The Department of Antiquities of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works and the Getty Conservation Institute of the U.S.A. announce that after a long-term process, the winner of a joint international competition inaugurated in Fall 2019 for the design of shelters for the mosaics and other sensitive archaeological remains at the archaeological site of Nea Pafos, which is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the architectural office of Hugh Broughton Architects. This competition was promoted in the framework of the Conservation and Management Plan prepared by the Department of Antiquities with the Getty Conservation Institute for[...]
Pafos UNESCO Archaeological Park App
The archaeological site of Kato Paphos was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1980. The Archaeological Park, created at that time in the western part of the city, aims to protect and preserve the remains of the ancient city of Nea Paphos, and above all to present the results of international archaeological research. Polish scientists since 1965 have been constantly working within it together with researchers from Cyprus, France, Australia, and Italy. To make it easier for visitors to get to know this amazing place, a dedicated application for smartphones was created. It provides comprehensive information, maps,[...]
Conference Poles in the Near East 2021
Registration of participants is now open for the archaeological conference “Poles in the Near East” co-organized by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw and the Faculty of Archaeology of the University of Warsaw. This year’s conference will take place online and its program features over 50 presentations by researchers from Polish and foreign institutions, including a panel devoted to the archeology of Cyprus. The first day focuses on the archaeology of Cyprus in the Hellenistic and Roman periods. This session will be preceded by an opening lecture entitled “Cypriots and Cypriot[...]
The PCMA Seminar series will host a talk (in Polish) by Dr. Łukasz Miszk, entitled “What would[...]
The next PCMA Seminar will host a talk by Mari Yamasaki related to her Polonez-Bis grant[...]
The first of this year’s PCMA Seminars will host a talk (in Polish) by Dr. Kamila Nocoń:[...]
The Department of Antiquities of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works and the Getty Conservation[...]
The archaeological site of Kato Paphos was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1980.[...]
Registration of participants is now open for the archaeological conference “Poles in[...]
