7. Konferencja Naukowa Wydziału Archeologii UW „Przeszłość ma przyszłość!”

 

Zapraszamy do udziału w 7. Konferencji Naukowej Wydziału Archeologii „Przeszłość ma przyszłość!/ The Past Has a Future!”, która odbędzie się w dniach 13–17 kwietnia 2026 r. na Wydziale Archeologii UW. Wzorem poprzednich lat konferencja została zaplanowana jako wydarzenie o zasięgu międzynarodowym i krajowym.

Książka abstraktów do pobrania tutaj.

Plakat konferencji wraz z harmonogramem sesji

 

WYKŁADY TOWARZYSZĄCE:

Poniedziałek 13.04.2026, godz. 18:30

Ahmad Emrage (Uniwersytet w Bengazi, Libia)

Libyan Archaeological Heritage: Significance, Challenges, and Preservation Approaches

Libya’s archaeological heritage offers an extraordinary record of human civilisation, spanning tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of years of cultural development and exchange across the Mediterranean and the Saharan regions. From prehistoric sites such as Haua Fteah, one of North Africa’s most significant sequences of human occupation, to the renowned Greek and Roman cities of Cyrene and Leptis Magna, Libya offers a complex, multilayered cultural landscape of exceptional importance. These sites record early human adaptation, urban development, artistic achievement, and extensive trade networks linking Africa to the wider Mediterranean world. Collectively, they form a shared cultural legacy that strengthens national identity, advances academic research, promotes intercultural dialogue, and supports sustainable tourism opportunities.

However, Libya’s archaeological heritage remains at significant risk from both natural and human-induced threats. Natural threats include coastal erosion, desertification, climate change, and other environmental factors that accelerate deterioration, particularly in fragile archaeological contexts. Human threats, on the other hand, include looting, illicit trafficking, uncontrolled urban expansion, and inadequate site management, which further endanger these invaluable cultural resources. Political instability in recent years has further exposed sites to neglect and insufficient protection, while limited funding, inadequate infrastructure, and shortages of specialised expertise continue to constrain effective conservation efforts.

This presentation will highlight the cultural and historical significance of Libya’s archaeological heritage, examine the principal threats to it, and discuss local and international initiatives to protect it. Emphasis will be placed on documentation, capacity building and community engagement as essential components for safeguarding Libya’s rich archaeological legacy for future generations.

 

Czwartek 16.04.2026, godz. 18:45

Anthi Batziou (Ephorate of Antiquities of Magnesia, Hellenic Ministry of Culture, Grecja), Agata Ulanowska (Wydział Archeologii, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Polska), Filip Franković (Instytut Prehistorii i Protohistorii oraz Archeologii Bliskiego Wschodu, Uniwersytet w Heidelbergu, Niemcy), Peter Pavúk, Instytut Archeologii Klasycznej, Uniwersytet Karola w Pradze, Czechy),  Dimitris Agnousiotis (Ephorate of Antiquities of Magnesia, Hellenic Ministry of Culture, Grecja), Iacovos Georgiou (Ephorate of Antiquities of Magnesia, Hellenic Ministry of Culture, Grecja)

Gates of the Wind: Connectivity and Interaction in the North Aegean from the Perspective of a New Research Project on Skopelos, Northern Sporades

The Bronze Age Eastern Mediterranean is characterised by increase in social complexity and urbanisation level, state formation processes and the intensification of interregional interaction, accompanied by the movement of objects, practices, and people. Although often regarded as peripheral to region-wide development, the Aegean played a significant role in the creation of interaction networks linking the Near East, Cyprus, Anatolia, and Egypt. Aegean islands formed critical nodes within these networks, shaping various interpretative frameworks centred on conquest, migration, colonisation, and acculturation within and beyond the borders of the region.

Among the Aegean islands, the Northern Sporades occupy an exceptionally favourable position for maritime communication within the Aegean and beyond, owing to the configuration of the archipelago and well-documented wind and sea-current patterns. Surprisingly, however, the Northern Sporades remain one of the least systematically investigated regions of the Bronze Age Aegean, despite the archaeological evidence pointing to their significance for the formation of regional interaction networks in both earlier and later periods.

The Ancient Skopelos Survey project (ASkoS, 2024–2028) addresses this gap by examining the role of the Northern Sporades during the third and second millennia BCE, with particular focus on Skopelos, the largest yet still insufficiently explored island of the archipelago. The project is a collaborative endeavour (synergasia) with the Ephorate of Antiquities of Magnesia of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and is conducted under the auspices of the Polish Archaeological Institute at Athens, in collaboration with the Universities of Warsaw, Heidelberg, and Charles University in Prague.

This keynote presents the project’s objectives and first results, situating Skopelos within wider Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean interaction networks and assessing its potential contribution to current debates on connectivity, mobility, and local agency in the Bronze Age.