Polish Center of Mediterranean Archeology
The Polish Center of Mediterranean Archeology (international abbreviation PCMA , full Polish name Centrum Archeologii Śródziemnomorskiej im. Kazimierza Michałowskiego UW , German: Center for Mediterranean Archeology ) is a research institute of the University of Warsaw that researches the archeology of the Mediterranean region. The PCMA is the central research facility for Polish archaeological projects abroad.
The center has existed under its current name since 1990. Its main objectives are the organization, implementation and coordination of archaeological research in northeast Africa, the Middle East and Cyprus . This also includes the conservation and restoration of the buildings and monuments discovered there.
The center is divided into several areas that deal with different historical epochs . The works cover the prehistoric period, all epochs of the ancient Mediterranean cultures, late antiquity as well as the Arab early Middle Ages . The tasks of the center include not only conducting field research, but also documenting the finds, publishing the research results and archiving the grave documentation. The Polish research station in Cairo is part of the center.
history
The center continues the work of the archaeologist and Egyptologist Kazimierz Michałowski , who founded the first Polish archaeological institute for the archeology of the Nile Valley in Cairo in 1959 .
Missions and research projects
The center manages a total of 28 archaeological missions and research projects (as of 2012). Both the detailed information on the scope of the missionary work and annual short publications are published in the form of a scientific newsletter on the center's website.
Egypt
- Polish-Egyptian Archaeological and Restoration Mission to Kom el-Dikka in Alexandria
- Polish Archaeological Mission in Marina el-Alamein
- Polish-Egyptian Restoration Mission in Marina el-Alamein
- Polish Archaeological Mission in Marea
- Polish-Slovakian Archaeological Mission in Tell el-Retaba
- Polish Archaeological Mission in Tell el-Farkha
- The Tell el-Farkha "Golden Mission"
- Polish-Egyptian Archaeological Mission in Saqqara
- Polish Archaeological Mission in Naqlun (Deir el Malaq Ghubrail)
- Polish-Egyptian Archaeological and Restoration Mission to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahari
- Polish-French Epigraphic Mission to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahari
- The Tuthmosis III Temple Mission in Deir el-Bahari
- Polish Archaeological Mission in Sheikh Abd el-Gurna ( Coptic hermitage)
- Polish Conservation Mission “Gurna Manuscripts”
- Polish Epigraphic Mission in the Tomb of Ramesses VI
- The Berenike Project: Polish-American Mission to Berenike and the Eastern Desert
- Dakhleh Oasis Project (DOP): Petroglyph Unit
Sudan
- Polish Archaeological Mission in Old Dongola
- Polish – Sudanese Archaeological Mission in Banganarti and Selib
- The Early Makuria Research Project between the 3rd and 4th Cataract
Syria
- Polish Archaeological Mission in Tell Qaramel
- Polish – Syrian Archaeological Mission in Tell Arbid
- The Polish – Syrian "Palmyra Tariff" Mission in Palmyra
Lebanon
- Polish-Lebanese Archaeological Mission in Jiyeh (Porphyreon)
- Polish-Lebanese Restoration Mission to the Church in Kfar Helda
- Polish-Lebanese Restoration Mission to the Church in Mar Elias near Btina in Beirut
Cyprus
- Polish Archaeological Mission in Kato Paphos
Kuwait
- The Kuwaiti – Polish Archaeological Mission
Publications
The center publishes journals and monographs describing the results of the excavations and the work carried out by the centre's missions.
Magazines
- Polish Archeology in the Mediterranean (PAM)
- Studia Palmyreńskie
Series
- PAM Monograph Series
- PCMA Excavation Series
Conferences
For several years the center has been involved in the organization of the “Poland on the Nile” conference, which presents the results of the excavation work of all Polish missions working in Egypt. Together with others, the center organized the 8th International Congress on the Archeology of the Ancient Near East (ICAANE) in spring 2012 , the most important and most popular archaeological conference on this topic.