Invitation – Seminar on the Anthropology of the New World, April 13
I am pleased to invite you to the Seminar on the Anthropology of the New World, which will be held on Monday, April 13, 2026 at 16:45 p.m. (Warsaw time), at the headquarters of the Centre for Andean Studies of the University of Warsaw. Nowy Świat street 69, door B, I p., room 109.
At this meeting, the prof. Dr. Anna Gruszczyńska-Ziółkowska will present the topic:
Behind the silence: the role of sound in the Nasca culture. Lecture dedicated to the memory of Dr. Giuseppe Orefici (1946-2025).
Participants who do not reside in Warsaw will be able to attend the conference online, via the ZOOM platform:
https://uw-edu-pl.zoom.us/j/97320347226?pwd=ZaaNZSb0IOytNb9E7UZUjwzNaxjnCG.1
ID: 973 2034 7226
Password: 123984
Sincerely,
Prof. Mariusz Ziółkowski
Coordinator
Visit of delegates from Brazilian universities
At the last seminar on New World Anthropology, held on Monday, March 16, we had the pleasure of welcoming delegates from Brazilian universities to the University of Warsaw as part of a visit organized by the Center for Andean Studies and the Polish section of the Explorers Club:
Dr. Marcio Fernandes – Media, criminology, representative of the rector of UNICENTRO;
Dr. Caroline Da Ros – Chemistry, representative of the rector of UFPR;
Dr. Antônio Cesar Bochenek – Law, Management Legal and Innovation Department of UEPG;
Dr. Fernanda Félix – Visual Arts, UNESPAR;
Dr. André Padial – Biology, Interdisciplinary Center for Science, Technology and Innovation, UFPR;
Dr. Maurício Camargo Filho – Geography, UNICENTRO.
The meeting, held in both Spanish and English, was dedicated to the presentation of their research proposals. In addition, the delegates visited, among other places, the Center for Biological and Chemical Sciences at the University of Warsaw and met with the Rector of the University of Warsaw, Professor Alojzy Nowak.
Seminar on the Anthropology of the New World, March 2
We invite you to participate in the upcoming New World Anthropology Seminar, which will be held on Monday, March 2, at 16:45 p.m. at the UV Center for Andean Studies.
The meeting, which will be in English, will be dedicated to the presentation of research:
– in the first part, Dr. Julia Earle (University of Texas at Austin, visiting researcher at the Center for Andean Studies) will give a lecture entitled:
(“The exchange of ceramics in the heart of the ancient Inca Empire: networks of interaction and social capital before the formation of the empire (1000-1400 AD)”)
– In the second part, Dr. Konrad Tudyka (Associate Professor in the Division of Geochronology and Environmental Isotopes at Silesian University of Technology) will present a lecture entitled:
(“Advances in the accuracy of optically stimulated luminescence and thermoluminescence dating for archaeology: the case of the ceramics of Sacsayhuaman (Cuzco)”)
Excavations in Ccopan 2026 – information meeting
From our considerations:
We would like to inform you that, in June and July 2026, the Andean Studies Centre of the University of Warsaw offers students the opportunity to participate in archaeological excavation internships in Peru, at the Ccopán site, Andaray district, Condesuyos province, Arequipa region – https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distrito_de_Andaray
Information about the planned excavations can be found at the following addresses:
1) in Spanish/English:
https://ceacusco.com/practicas2026/
2) in Polish:
https://usosweb.uw.edu.pl/kontroler.php?_action=katalog2/przedmioty/pokazPrzedmiot&prz_kod=7700-CTWC-OG
We would like to expressly point out that an essential requirement for participating in the excavations is having a communicative level of Spanish.
The first information session, in which the details of the internship will be discussed, will take place Tuesday, March 10th at 15:00 PM (Warsaw time) at the University of Warsaw (former BUW building, room 308). Those who do not live in Warsaw and wish to participate in the online meeting (as well as those who cannot attend in person but are interested in participating in the excavations) can contact us by email: j.klaput@uw.edu.pl
The participant selection process will consist of the following phases:
1. Those interested in participating in the internships must fill out the application form (in Spanish) and send it to the address j.klaput@uw.edu.pl before March 10 this year.
2. Participation in the information meeting on the 10th of this month (see above).
3. Individual interview (conducted partly in Spanish), the date of which will be agreed upon with the participants at the meeting on the 10th of this month, at a time convenient for the candidates. The final list of selected participants will be announced on March 30th of this year.
Zoom meeting link (Meeting ID: 916 1894 1258)
Presentation "LiDaR documentation in Andean archaeology"
We are pleased to announce that Prof. Mariusz Ziolkowski, director of the Andean Studies Center at the University of Warsaw, will present the paper entitled “LiDaR documentation in Andean archaeology: some examples and application proposals” within the framework of the International Seminar “The Americas today: cultures, technologies and innovation” on February 26 at the Pontifical Bolivarian University (Medellín, Colombia).
In memoriam
Dr. Kacper Świerk (1976 – 2026)
A few days ago we said goodbye, with deep sorrow, to our dear friend and colleague, Dr. Kacper Świerk, who passed away on January 19, 2026 in Rzeszów (Poland), his hometown, where he was born on June 4, 1976.
She completed her university studies at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, where she obtained a Bachelor's degree (1998) and graduated with a Master's degree (2001) in ethnology and cultural anthropology. She dedicated her entire career to the study of the role that animals play in Amerindian cultures and cosmologies.
After completing her studies, she began her field research in the Peruvian Amazon. She became deeply involved with the Matsigenka people, to whom she dedicated her doctoral thesis “Transformations of the sociocultural situation of newly contacted indigenous groups in the Amazon: the case of the Matsigenka of the Paquiría River (Eastern Peru) in comparison with the Matsigenka of the Lower Urubamba who maintain permanent contact with national society” (2007) under the direction of Professor Aleksander Posern-Zieliński, a renowned Polish Americanist.
CEAC excavation practices for students in 2026
We would like to inform you that in 2026 CEAC is offering students the opportunity to participate in archaeological excavations in Peru at the Inca site of Ccopan.
Webinar by Dr. Stephen Berquist on Angkor (Cambodia)
We would like to inform you that on February 26th, Dr. Stephen Berquist, from the Center for Andean Studies, will present a webinar entitled “Reworking Stone, Reworking Value: Craft Production, Material Reuse, and Changing Wealth in Late Angkor” (“Reworking Stone, Reworking Value: Craft Production, Material Reuse and Changes in Wealth in Late Angkor”), about his research conducted in Cambodia.
Seminar on New World Anthropology: Slovak Research on the Maya
We invite you to participate in the next New World Anthropology Seminar, which will be held on Monday, February 16th at 16:45 pm at the UV Andean Studies Center.
The meeting will be dedicated to the presentation of research:
– in the first part, the professor Marek Bundzel (Technical University of Košice, Slovakia) will give a lecture entitled “How AI Aids Maya Archaeology"
– in the second part, the professor Milan Kováč (Faculty of Arts of Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia) will present a paper entitled “The Newly Discovered Maya City Los Abuelos and Its Surroundings: Current Research Results and Perspectives for Future Investigation and Cooperation"on Slovak research in the Mayan lowlands, including work done at the Uaxactún site."
Presentation: "Preliminary research in Mexico and Guatemala, November-December 2025"
We invite you to participate in the next New World Anthropology Seminar, which will be held on Monday, January 12th at 16:45 pm at the UV Andean Studies Center.
The presentation will be given by Dr. Michał Gilewski (Center for Andean Studies, University of Warsaw) entitled «Badania wstępne i wizyty badawcze – Meksyk, Gwatemala Listopad-Grudzień 2025» (“Preliminary research and research visits: Mexico, Guatemala, November-December 2025”).
Andean Chronology Seminar, December 15
We invite you to the Andean Chronology Seminar, dedicated to the most recent research on Andean chronology, with a methodological approach as well as through various case studies of the Andean region.
💻 The event will take place in Warsaw (Poland) and will be streamed on YouTube and accessible via Zoom for registered participants.
📅 Date: 15.12.2025 3 PM [GMT +1]
📍 Location: Warsaw / Online
🔗 Registration: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSePjf8SivDDHu…/viewform
Join us to discuss new perspectives on the study of Andean chronologies!
Project funded by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education within the framework of the task:
“Internationalization of the research results of the archaeological stations of the University of Warsaw in Egypt, Peru and Georgia”, MEiN/2023/DWM/2626.
Results of the Call for Applications for the “Dr. Maria Rostworowski de Diez Canseco Research Grant in Inca Studies for Master's and Doctoral Programs” for 2026
On November 7th of this year 2025, in an online session of the Committee “Doctor Maria Rostworowski de Diez Canseco Research Scholarship, in Inca studies for master's and doctoral degrees”, awarded by the Center for Andean Studies of the University of Warsaw (CEAC) thanks to the funding of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland, the members of the Jury met, headed by Prof. Dr. Mariusz Ziółkowski, Executive President.
After analyzing the different applications and having concluded a deliberation on them, the Committee proceeded to cast its vote publicly, obtaining the majority of the votes, which declares the applicant Miss as the winner of the scholarship for the period 2026. María Eugenia Zamora Melo (student enrolled in the third year of the Master's Degree in Historical Archaeological Studies, University of Buenos Aires), with her research project: “Revisiting the Kallankas: Public Spaces in Pueblo Viejo de Bellavista and Chuya (Santa Eulalia Valley, Huarochirí, Peru) during the 15th-16th Centuries”, advised by Dr. José María Vaquer of the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
New publication on the mummies of Ampato and Sara Sara in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
We are pleased to announce that it has just been published in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports a new article dedicated to the latest research on the child mummies from the Ampato and Sara Sara volcanoes, «Paleoradiology opens new insights into frozen mummified children from Ampato and Sara Sara volcanoes, Peru» by Socha D. et al.
Link to post:
http://sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352409X26000453
16th Annual Anthropology Conference in Memory of Professor Andrzej Wierciński
We would like to invite you to the 16th Annual Anthropology Lecture in Memory of Professor Andrzej Wierciński on December 11 at 17:00 in room 308 of the Stary BUW building on the Central Campus of the University of Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28, Warsaw.
The paper "Hatszepsut – kobieta faraonem Egiptu" ("Hatshepsut: a female pharaoh of Egypt") will be presented by Dr. Zbigniew E. Szafrański (University of Warsaw).
Obituary:
Dr Giuseppe Orefici (1946-2025)
The Center for Andean Studies at the University of Warsaw mourns the passing of our beloved friend, the Italian archaeologist Dr. Giuseppe Orefici (1946-2025), who passed away early Friday morning, June 27, in Brescia, Italy.
Scholarship for a student in the project «Capacocha. Multidisciplinary study of the Inca rituals of the high mountains»
A scholarship is announced for a student in the project "Capacocha. Multidysyplinarne studium inkaskich rytuałów wysokogórskich." ("Capacocha. Multidisciplinary study of high mountain Inca rituals"; NCN OPUS grant, UMO-2023/49/B/HS3/01529)
Application deadline: until November 25th 2025 (to the address of the project director, Dr. Dagmara Socha: d.socha@uw.edu.pl)
New World Anthropology Seminar 13.10: Results of the Sacsayhuamán 2025 Project
We invite you to the first New World Anthropology seminar of this semester, which will take place on Monday, October 13, at 16:45 p.m. in Room 111 of the Stary BUW Building, Central Campus, Krakowskie Przed. 26/28, Warsaw.
At this meeting, Dr. Alexei Vranich and Dr. Stephen Berquist will present on the topic:
"Sacsayhuamán 2025: Drones, LiDAR, Excavations, and Historical Research on the Origins of the Inca Capital."
It will be a presentation of the work carried out this year in Cusco by the Center for Andean Studies at the University of Warsaw.
Conference: Research at Sacsaywhaman 2025
Within the framework of the Academic Cooperation Agreement between the National University of San Antonio Abad in Cusco and the University of Warsaw (Poland), UNSAAC invites the university community and the general public to participate in the International Conference led by Dr. Alexei Vranich, from the Center for Andean Studies at the University of Warsaw in Cusco:
📌 Conference title: Research at Sacsayhuaman 2025
📅 Date: August 27, 2025
🕔 Time: 17:00 p.m.
📍 Location: University Auditorium
🎟 Free entry
Fourth European Assembly of Archaeology of the Americas – Matera (Italy)
The IV Assembly of the Community for the Archaeology of the Americas of the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA23Am) was held in Matera, Italy, from May 25 to 4. It was co-organized by the Center for Andean Studies of the University of Warsaw, together with the Institute of Heritage Sciences (ISPC) and the Institute for Environmental Analysis (IMAA) of the Italian National Research Council (CNR).
Seminar: «The Archeology of the Northwestern Maya Highlands»
We would like to invite you to the upcoming New World Anthropology Seminar, which will take place on Monday, April 28, at 16:45 p.m., in the Stary BUW Building, 3rd floor, room 308, Main Campus of the University of Warsaw, 26/28 Krakowskie Przedm., Warsaw.
The conference, "“The Archeology of the Northwestern Maya Highlands: Legacies and New Paths” will be given by Dr. Victor Castillo (Jagiellonian University) – Guatemalan archaeologist, Dumbarton Oaks Fellow, University of Arizona, National Science Center (USA) and long-time co-director of the Chacula project (funded by the University of Bonn), affiliated with the Jagiellonian University, where he is currently leading a project funded by the Polish National Science Centre: “Patterns of Periodic Abandonment and Repopulation of the Maya Culture Site of Zaculeu, Guatemala (1450-1550 AD) (2023/49/B/HS3/02229)”
Third call for applications for the “Doctor Maria Rostworowski de Diez Canseco” scholarship
Research scholarship in Inca studies, for master's and doctorate, awarded by the Center for Andean Studies of the University of Warsaw (CEAC) thanks to funding from the Ministry of Science and Higher Studies of Poland.
Having successfully concluded the Second Call for Applications for the 2025 Fellowship, with the selection of the Fellow in the person of Ms. Audrey Lair, we are pleased to announce this Third Call for Applications, for the year 2026. The deadline for submitting applications is September 30, 2025, at midnight Lima time. The results will be announced on October 24, 00. The beneficiary of the 15 scholarship will be able to begin their research work as early as January 2025, 2026, but no later than September 2, 2026.
Series of talks at the Andean Sanctuaries Museum, Arequipa
We are pleased to invite you to:
Free series of talks on radiocarbon!
Face-to-face modality
Location: Andean Sanctuaries Museum
(La Merced Street 110, a few meters from Arequipa's Plaza de Armas).
Dates: May 07, 08 and 09
Time: 18: 00 hrs.
Limited vacancies!
Information and registration: wmartinezs@ucsm.edu.pe
Seminar: «The Archeology of the Northwestern Maya Highlands»
We would like to invite you to the upcoming New World Anthropology Seminar, which will take place on Monday, April 28, at 16:45 p.m., in the Stary BUW Building, 3rd floor, room 308, Main Campus of the University of Warsaw, 26/28 Krakowskie Przedm., Warsaw.
The conference, "“The Archeology of the Northwestern Maya Highlands: Legacies and New Paths” will be given by Dr. Victor Castillo (Jagiellonian University) – Guatemalan archaeologist, Dumbarton Oaks Fellow, University of Arizona, National Science Center (USA) and long-time co-director of the Chacula project (funded by the University of Bonn), affiliated with the Jagiellonian University, where he is currently leading a project funded by the Polish National Science Centre: “Patterns of Periodic Abandonment and Repopulation of the Maya Culture Site of Zaculeu, Guatemala (1450-1550 AD) (2023/49/B/HS3/02229)”
Presentation "40 Years of South American Archaeology at the University of Helsinki"
We invite you to participate in the upcoming New World Anthropology Seminar, which will be held on Monday, March 7, at 16:45 p.m. at the UV Center for Andean Studies.
Dr. Antti Korpisaari (University of Helsinki) will present the paper "40 years of South American archaeology at the University of Helsinki, Finland, with special emphasis on research related to the Tiwanaku culture. "
The first part of the presentation provides an overview of the research conducted by the University of Helsinki in South America, especially in Bolivia, since the 1980s. The presenter, Antti Korpisaari, joined this research in 1998, specializing in the study of the Tiwanaku culture (ca. 600–1050 AD). In the final part of the presentation, Korpisaari's own research will be discussed in more detail, specifically at the sites of Tiraska and Pariti in the Lake Titicaca region of Bolivia.
Seminar on Polish research in Mesoamerica
On Monday, March 10, a meeting of the Seminar on New World Anthropology was held at the UV's Center for Andean Studies.
As part of the seminar, Dr. Michał Gilewski (CEAC UV) presented a paper:
„Czy Majowie lubią metale ziem rzadkich? Wyniki badań geochemicznych na stanowisku Tak'alik Ab'aj” ("Do the Maya like rare earth metals? Results of geochemical research at the Tak'alik Ab'aj site") dedicated to research conducted at the Tak'alik Ab'aj site in cooperation with the Tak'alik Ab'aj National Archaeological Park.
In the second part, Prof. Jarosław Źrałka (Institute of Archaeology, Jagiellonian University) presented his research on the murals from Chajul (Guatemala), which his team has documented, and the work of Polish conservators in the region.
Cusco in the Viceregal Period: Archival Sources in Art History Research
Within the framework of the New World Anthropology Seminar meeting, held on March 24 at the UV Center for Andean Studies, Dr. Ewa Kubiak (University of Łódź) presented the paper:
"Cusco okresu Wicekrólestwa. Źródła archiwalne w badaniach z historii sztuki. Część pierwsza" (“Cusco in the Viceregal Period. Archival Sources in Art History Research. Part One”)
dedicated to her research on colonial art in Cusco.
New article in Radiocarbon magazine
Article “Possibilities and limitations of new radiocarbon dating for the Maucallacta site, dep. Arequipa, Peru has been published in the latest issue of Radiocarbon magazine.
The article, resulting from collaboration between the Centre for Andean Studies at the University of Warsaw, the Silesian University of Technology and other institutions, deals with new radiocarbon dating of the Maucallacta-Pampacolca site, related to the Inca cult of the Coropuna volcano.
New publication about capacocha in Chachani and Pichu Pichu
We are pleased to announce that the article “Inca human sacrifice and sacred pilgrimages: spatial analysis of sites on the Chachani and Pichu Pichu volcanoes” by Dr. Dagmara Socha and Dr. Dominika Sieczkowska-Jacyna has just been published in Antiquity. The article is available in open access at this link.
“On Both Shores of the Pacific” Seminar
We invite you to the seminar:
«On Both Shores of the Pacific: Modern Imaging Techniques in Archeology and Geology»
(“On Both Sides of the Pacific: Modern Imaging Techniques in Archaeology and Geology”)
The seminar will take place on Friday, 24 January 2025, at 17:00, in the Stary BUW Building, Central Campus of the University of Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28, Warsaw.
15th Annual Anthropology Conference in Memory of Professor Andrzej Wierciński
We would like to invite you to the 15th Annual Anthropology Lecture in Memory of Professor Andrzej Wierciński on December 11 at 17:00 in room 308 of the Stary BUW building on the Central Campus of the University of Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28, Warsaw.
The talk «Naprawdę jaka jesteś, nie wie nikt… Rzecz o sztucznej inteligencji» will be presented by the Prof. Jarosław Arabas (Warsaw University of Technology).
Visit of representatives of the University of Warsaw to Peruvian universities
Representatives of the University of Warsaw visited the Peruvian partner universities. During the visit, the areas of cooperation were expanded and the Rector of the UW, Professor Alojzy Z. Nowak, received the Medal of the Catholic University of Santa Maria de Arequipa. The delegation of the University also visited the Center for Andean Studies of the UV, which has two locations in Peru: in Arequipa and in Cusco.
The objective of the trip was to expand cooperation with two Peruvian universities: Universidad Católica de Santa María de Arequipa (UCSM) and Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco (UNSAAC).
The UV delegation discussed the results of the research work carried out so far, mainly in the fields of archaeology and analytical chemistry, with the authorities of the UCSM, including the rector Dr. Manuel Alberto Briceño Ortega. The possibility of UV support for the launch of a specialization in artificial intelligence at the UCSM was also raised. In conversation with the rector of UNSAAC, Dr. Eleazar Crucinta Ugarte, and a delegation of specialists involved in joint projects between the university and the UV, the participants in the meeting confirmed the importance of international cooperation in the academic and scientific fields.
The trip to Peru was attended by the Rector of the UV, Prof. Alojzy Nowak, the Vice-Rector for Research of the UV, Prof. Zygmunt Lalak, the Director of the Center for Biological and Chemical Sciences of the UV, Prof. Ewa Bulska, and the Director of the Center for Andean Studies of the UV, Prof. Mariusz Ziółkowski.
Polish media on the book “What Belongs to the Gods” by Dr. Siemianowska
The portal «Nauka w Polsce» («Science in Poland») has published an article about the new book by Dr. Sylwia Siemiankowska «What Belongs to the Deities» dedicated to the Capacocha sacrificial pottery from the Misti and Ampato hills.
We invite you to read it at this link (article in Polish language).
“Capacocha. A multidisciplinary study of high mountain Inca rituals”
“Capacocha. A multidisciplinary study of high mountain Inca rituals”
Invitation to the New World Anthropology Seminar:
Capacocha. A multidisciplinary study of high mountain Inca rituals.
Talk presented by Dr. Dagmara Socha, Dr. Dominika Sieczkowska-Jacyna, Centre for Andean Studies, University of Warsaw and Dr. Bartłomiej Ćmielewski, Wrocław University of Technology.
Result of the Call for Applications “Maria Rostworowski de Diez Canseco Research Scholarship in Inca Studies for Master's and Doctorate” for 2025
We are proud to announce that the 2025 scholarship was won by Mag. Audrey Lair (PhD student at the University Paris 1, Panthéon Sorbonne), with her research project: “Inka Rumi: the role of stone in the Inca religion, at the crossroads of archaeological, historical and epistemological studies”, advised by Dr. Nicolas Goepfert and Dr. César Itier. Congratulations!
“What Belongs to the Deities” – catalogue of ceremonial ceramics by Sylwia Siemianowska
On September 26, 2024, a new book “What Belongs to the Divinities” by Dr. Sylwia Siemianowska about the pottery of capacocha sacrifices from Ampato and Misti volcanoes was presented. The presentation was accompanied by the opening of an exhibition at the Andean Sanctuaries Museum in Arequipa.
Ceramology course in Arequipa
From October 14 to 18, Dr. Sylwia Siemianowska had the opportunity to teach a course on ceramology and glasswork at the Museo Santuarios Andinos in Arequipa, part of the UCSM. It was titled:
«Analysis methods and cognitive possibilities of ceramics and glass in archaeological context, second edition».
Following in the footsteps of Maurycy Beniowski
At the next meeting of the Seminar on Anthropology of the New World on October 21st from 16:45, Mg. Iwona Stoińska-Kairska will present a paper entitled:
“Bezdrożami północno-wschodniego Madagaskaru w poszukiwaniu śladów Maurycego Beniowskiego”
(“Through the wilds of northeastern Madagascar in search of the traces of Maurycy Beniowski”).
Talks at the Catholic University of Santa Maria in Arequipa
On Wednesday, September 25, Dr. Sylwia Siemianowska and Dr. Maciej Sobczyk had the pleasure of presenting papers at the Catholic University of Santa María in Arequipa, within the framework of the VI Week of Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship 2024. They had a hybrid format.
Maciej Sobczyk: «Between archaeology and ethnohistory, various aspects of high mountain archaeology»
Result of the Call “Doctor Maria Rostworowski de Diez Canseco Research Scholarship, in Inca studies for master's and doctorate” for 2024
We are proud to share the great news with you!
The scholarship for the period 2024 was won by Mag. Iván Callo Mamani with the proposal “INQA SOWING CAMPAIGN IN CUSCO: HISTORIOGRAPHICAL AND ARCHAEOASTRONOMIC ANALYSIS”. Congratulations!
Talk by Dr. Stephen Berquist: “Research in the Inca Capital of Cusco, Peru.”
We invite you to the talk by Dr. Stephen Berquist (CEAC UV) entitled “Research in the Inca Capital of Cusco, Peru”, on Monday, October 7 at 16:45 – 20:00 in room 308 of the Stary BUW building, Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28, Warsaw.
The presentation will discuss the results of the first excavation campaign (July – August 2024) at the Sacsayhuaman site (Cusco) within the framework of the project directed by Dr. Alexei Vranich (grant NCN 501-D310-66-0007082).
Research project on the Capacocha ritual
We are proud to share the great news with you! Our colleague Dr. Dagmara Socha has received funding from the Polish National Science Center for a fellowship titled “Capacocha. "A multidisciplinary study of Inca high mountain rituals."
The project was selected among 114 other applications from the discipline of archeology. Congratulations!
Second edition of the “Doctor Maria Rostworowski de Diez Canseco” scholarship
Research scholarship in Inca studies, for master's and doctorate, awarded by the Center for Andean Studies of the University of Warsaw (CEAC) thanks to funding from the Ministry of Science and Higher Studies of Poland.
Awarding of the Medal of the University of Warsaw to prof. Johan Reinhard
On May 27, in the Balowa Room of the Tyszkiewiczów-Potockich Palace, prof. Johan Reinhard gave the conference “The sacred Andes. High mountain archeology.
During the ceremony, prof. Reinhard received the Medal of Honor of the University of Warsaw from the Vice-Rector for Scientific Affairs, Prof. Zygmunt Lalak. Representatives of the Embassy of Peru and Ambassador of Argentina Alicia Irene Falkowski were present at the ceremony.
The talk given by prof. Johan Reinhard «The sacred Andes. High mountain archaeology»
We invite you to the talk given by prof. Johan Reinhard, discoverers of the capacocha mummies.
The event will take place in the Balowa Hall of the Pałac Tyszkiewiczów-Potockich, Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, on May 27 at 17:00 p.m.
The talk given by prof. Charles Stanish «Anthropogenic niche construction in an intensified ENSO (El Niño) regime in central coastal Peru circa 3000 – 500 BP»
We invite you to the talk given by prof. Charles Stanish of University of South Florida.
The event will take place in the Balowa Hall of the Pałac Tyszkiewiczów-Potockich, Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, on May 8 at 13:15 p.m.
“Doctor Maria Rostworowski de Diez Canseco” Scholarship
Research scholarship in Inca studies, for master's and doctorate, awarded by the Center for Andean Studies of the University of Warsaw (CEAC) thanks to funding from the Ministry of Science and Higher Studies of Poland.
The exhibition “CAPACOCHA, FOLLOWING THE INCA DIVINITIES” in Warsaw
The exhibition will be open to the public from February 22 to 29 at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts, ul. Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie 37/39, Warsaw.
The exhibition aims to present the latest results of research carried out within the framework of collaboration between the Center for Andean Studies of the University of Warsaw and the Catholic University of Santa María, Arequipa. The facial reconstruction process of the Lady of Ampato will be presented.
New inter-institutional cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Culture Cusco
With the purpose of promoting scientific research in the Saqsaywaman Archaeological Park, the Decentralized Directorate of Culture of Cusco and the Center for Andean Studies of the University of Warsaw, signed an interinstitutional cooperation agreement.
The text on toxicological studies of the mummies of the Nazca culture is the seventh most read news in the Magazine “Archaeology” in 2023.
The text about Dr. Dagmara Socha's research was the seventh most read news item in the Archeology Magazine in 2023.
The article deals with the conclusions of the research, which was published in the December 2022 issue of the Journal of Archaeological Science entitled: “Use of psychoactive and stimulant plants on the south coast of Peru from the Early Intermediate to Late Intermediate Period ”.
New scientific station of the University of Warsaw in Vietnam
On the second day of the “New Opening” scientific conference, a ceremony was held to officially open the Polish-Vietnamese Tropical Research Station (PWTSB), located in Hanoi, Vietnam, at the headquarters of the Vietnamese Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources (VIGMR). ).
The head of the team from the University of Warsaw and the Polish Academy of Sciences for the installation of the station in Vietnam is the director of the CEAC. During the conference, CEAC employees gave presentations on the archeology of the Andes and the activities of the Polish scientific stations in Peru.
A new book by Dr Ewa Kubiak “Looking at colonial art. Jesuit architecture and art in the Viceroyalty of Peru.»
Dr Ewa Kubiak is an associate researcher at the Center for Andean Studies at the University of Warsaw in Cusco and works at Uniwersytet Łódzki.
The objective of the work has been to offer an innovative and expanded look at the art and architecture of the Jesuit order in the Viceroyalty of Peru carried out from three different perspectives, which also included a comparative analysis of certain architectural forms and artistic phenomena.
The talk given by Dr. Pere Gelabert „DNA analyzes reveal new insights into the health condition of the Llullaillaco children”
We invite you to the talk given by Dr Pere Gelabert from the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology University of Vienna, about the famous mummies of Llullaillaco
Symposium “Studies on American and Oceanian indigenous societies in Northern and Central Europe: past and present”
We invite you to the symposium on February 23 and 24, 2024 at the University of Gdańsk (Poland).
Workshop «Methods of analysis and cognitive possibilities of ceramics and glass in archaeological context»
From October 25 to 31, 2023, a Course was held (hybrid modality) taught by Dr. Sylwia Siemianowska from the Center for Andean Studies of the University of Warsaw in Cusco. This course had students from various specialties and nationalities, who expanded their knowledge regarding ceramics and glass, found in archaeological context.
Reconstruction of the face of the Lady of Ampato
On October 24, the exhibition “Capacocha, following the Inca Divinities” was inaugurated, which summarizes the last five years of collaboration between the UW Center for Andean Studies and the Santa María Catholic University of Arequipa. At the event, a reconstruction of the face of the Lady of Ampato, found on the slopes of Ampato 28 years ago, was also exhibited for the first time.
Appointment Ceremony as Honorary Professors to Doctors Dominika Sieczkowska-Jacyna and Dagmara Socha
On November 6, the ceremony to appoint Dr. Dominika Sieczkowska-Jacyna and Dr. Dagmara Socha from the Center for Andean Studies of the University of Warsaw as Honorary Professors of the Catholic University of Santa María in Arequipa (Peru) took place.
In the same ceremony, the appointment of the Honoris Causa Doctor to Dr. Johan Reinhard, the outstanding researcher and discoverer of the Maid of Ampato, took place.
The exhibition “CAPACOCHA, FOLLOWING THE INCA DIVINITIES”
Come meet the Lady of Ampato and look into her eyes!
Starting on October 24, you can visit the exhibition “CAPACOCHA, FOLLOWING THE INCA DIVINITIES”. The exhibition aims to present the latest results of research carried out within the framework of collaboration between the Center for Andean Studies of the University of Warsaw and the Catholic University of Santa María, Arequipa. A facial reconstruction of the Lady of Ampato will be presented for the first time, made with the latest facial reconstruction techniques.
Workshop «Methods of analysis and cognitive possibilities of ceramics and glass in archaeological context»
I participated in a workshop on ceramic analysis of artifacts from archaeological contexts. Dr. Sylwia Siemianowska, from the Polish Academy of Sciences, affiliated with the Center for Andean Studies of the UV, will lead the training workshop within the framework of the collaboration between the CEAC and the Catholic University of Santa María de Arequipa. The course is free and is aimed at anyone interested in pre-Columbian ceramics. For more details, see the poster below.
Meeting of the CEAC and UCSM authorities
On October 18, a delegation from the Center for Andean Studies of the UV met in the city of Arequipa with the Rector of the Catholic University of Santa María, Dr. Manuel Alberto Briceño Ortega.
The delegation's visit was part of a series of working meetings within the framework of close collaboration between UCSM and the University of Warsaw. During the meeting, topics related to cooperation in research, teaching and scientific dissemination were discussed.
Celebrating the inscription of Tak'alik Ab'aj on the UNESCO World Heritage List
We are delighted to share extraordinary news in the world of archeology and cultural preservation. The historic archaeological site of Tak'alik Ab'aj, a testament to the ancient Mayan and Olmec civilizations, has received the distinguished honor of being included in the UNESCO World Heritage list.
A new publication “Factory book of the church of the parish of San Gerónimo in Cusco 1676–1835”
A new publication by Guadalupe Romero Sánchez and Ewa Kubiak "Factory book of the church of the parish of San Gerónimo in Cusco 1676–1835." Poland: University of Warsaw (Center for Andean Studies in Cusco) and University of Lodz (Institute of Art History), 2023.
Virtual visit to the Monastery of Santo Domingo de Lima
We are pleased to share with you a new page about the Monastery of Santo Domingo Lima of the Faculty of Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art of the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts created in cooperation with the Center for Andean Studies of the University of Warsaw.
Project of origins of Cusco
We are proud to share with you the great news! Our colleague Dr. Alexei Vranich has received funding from the Polish National Science Center for a scholarship titled Genesis of the Inca Capital. The project was selected among 88 other applications from the archeology discipline. Congratulations!
Presentation of the book «Apu Coropuna» Archaeological environments in an Andean oracle: Maucallacta»
On April 25, the presentation of the book "Apu Coropuna", a summary of Polish-Peruvian research in the area of Nevado Coropuna and its main sanctuary Maucallacta, will take place in the Balowa Hall of the University of Warsaw in the Tyszkiewiczów Palace.
The talk given by prof. Franc Salomon“Letters from the Ancient Water. An Ethnographic Eye on the Huarochiri Quechua Manuscript”
We invite you to a lecture by the eminent ethnographer and ethnohistorian of the Andes, Professor Frank Salomon, on the famous Huarochiri manuscript.
A new publication on the investigation of Nevado de Coropuna
We are pleased to share with you a new publication by Dr Maciej Sobczyk about the research in Nevado de Coropuna. The monograph is the result of years of work by a Polish-Peruvian research team both at the Maucallacta archaeological site and throughout the Nevado Coropuna area.
New article by a Polish team published in Archaeometry magazine
A new article on the research of a Polish-Peruvian team has just been published in the journal Archaeometry. The research concerns the measurement systems used by the Inca builders at Chachabamba and Machu Picchu sites, in the Machupicchu National Archaeological Park. It is the result of a collaboration carried out in the framework of an agreement between the Center for Andean Studies of the UW and the Dirección Desconcentrada de Cultura Cusco.
An article by a Polish team was published in the journal Radiocarbon
The article titled INFLUENCE OF AIR PARCELS FROM NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN HEMISPHERES ON RADIOCARBON-BASED INCA CHRONOLOGY was published in the latest issue of the journal Radiocarbon.
An article by the researcher at the Center for Andean Studies at the University of Warsaw is the most read text in Sciences News in 2022
M.A. Dagmara Socha's research paper titled "A special brew may have calmed Inca children headed for sacrifice" was the most-read article in Sciences News in 2022.
Presentation of the book «Machu Picchu in Context»
A presentation of the book 'Machu Picchu in Context', which is a summary of Polish-Italian-Peruvian research in the Machu Picchu area, took place on December 15 at the UW Senate Hall in the Kazimierzowski Palace.
Signing of the Cooperation Agreement between DDC Cusco and CEA UW
On November 15, 2022, in the city of Cusco, an international Cooperation Agreement was signed for the continuation of research between the Desconcentrada de Cultura Cusco of the Ministry of Culture of Peru and the Center for Andean Studies of the University of Warsaw to promote archaeological research in the National Archaeological Park of Machupicchu. The Peruvian side was represented by the Director of DDC Cusco, Dr. Mildred Fernández Palomino, and on the Polish side by the Director of CEA UW, Dr. Mariusz Ziolkowski. We are very pleased that our long-standing collaboration can continue and that we can work together on new research projects.
New publication on research in Machupicchu
We are pleased to share with you our new publication on research in the Machupicchu National Archaeological Park. The monograph is the result of years of work of a Polish-Italian-Peruvian research team in the Machupicchu llaqta and the whole National Park. One of the editors of the publication is the Director of the Center for Andean Studies - prof. dr hab. Mariusz Ziółkowski.
Title of Honorary Professor of the Catholic University of Santa Maria for Director of the Center for Andean Studies of the University of Warsaw
On August 4 of this year, in a ceremony at the MUSA - Museo Santuarios Andinos of the UCSM in Arequipa, our Director, Professor Mariusz Ziółkowski was appointed Honorary Professor of the Catholic University of Santa Maria.
The new article «Ritual drug use during Inca human sacrifices on Ampato mountain (Peru): Results of a toxicological analysis»
The new article on toxicological studies of Inca human sacrifices has been published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. The investigation was carried out in cooperation between the Center for Andean Studies of the University of Warsaw, the Catholic University of Santa María in Arequipa, and the Department of Forensic Medicine of the Collegium Medicum of the Nicolaus Copernicus University.
Researchers from the Center for Andean Studies explore the Machu Picchu area
Researchers from the Silesian University of Technology and archaeologists from the Center for Andean Studies at the University of Warsaw are participating in an international investigation of the Machu Picchu area in Peru. The current project, led by Dr. Andrzej Rakowski, from the Institute of Physics - CND, consists of establishing the chronology of the Inca conquest in the Vilcabamba Cordillera area.
Cooperation between the Center for Andean Studies of the University of Warsaw and the National University of San Antonio Abad of Cusco
On August 11, a meeting between representants of the Centre for Andean Studies, director Mariusz Ziółkowski and vice director Dominika Sieczkowska and the authority of Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Vicerector of Investigation Leoncio Roberto Acurio Canal took place.
It will be inaugurated by the exhibition titled: "Beyond the visible" at the Museo de Sitio Pachacmac
In April 2022, an exhibition titled: «Beyond the visible and the meeting between the representatives of the Center for Andean Studies, the vice director Dominika Sieczkowska and Dr Maciej Sobczyk and the authority of the Museo de Sitio Pachacmac.
First European Assembly of Archeology of the Americas (in Spanish)
The first European Archeology Assembly of the Americas brings together a group of academics from different European institutions specialized in the archeology of the Americas in order to report on ongoing research projects and envision future collaborations.
Exhibition titled: «Beyond the visible»
On November 26, 2021 at 13:00 p.m., the exhibition entitled: «Beyond the visible. Remote Sensing and Laser Scanning in the Peruvian-Polish-Italian Research in Machupicchu» was opened at the Center for Studies on Late Antiquity and Early Medieval Culture, Polish Academy of Sciences, Więzienna 6, Wrocław.
The exhibition carried out thanks to the MNISW/2019/DWM/201 grant from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
For the Greater Glory of God: 450 Years of the Jesuit Presence in Cusco
Exhibition October 29 – November 14, 2021 and Congress international October 29, 2021
Curatorship: Ewa Kubiak (University of Warsaw), Elena Amerio (Autonomous University of Madrid)
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