14/09/2026
The 16th International Conference for Nubian Studies in Munich has come to a close.
👥 Ten PCMA UW researchers took part in the conference, presenting papers on Old Dongola, Soba, the architecture and urbanism of medieval Nubia, pottery, dress, archival photography, and heritage protection. Prof. Artur Obłuski, President of the International Society for Nubian Studies, opened the conference& co-chaired three sessions on urbanism.
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🎓 Za nami 16th International Conference for Nubian Studies w Monachium.
👥Uczestniczyło w niej 10 badaczy z CAŚ UW, którzy przedstawili referaty dotyczące m.in. Starej Dongoli, Soby, architektury i urbanistyki średniowiecznej Nubii, ceramiki, stroju, fotografii archiwalnej & ochrony dziedzictwa. Prof. Artur Obłuski, prezydent International Society for Nubian Studies, otworzył konferencję i współprowadził trzy sesje poświęcone urbanistyce.
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🔸 M. Drzewiecki – Polycentric Soba
🔸 T. Barański – Arabic Documents from Post-Medieval Dongola: Function, material, & preservation
🔸 A. Chlebowski – Church and the City: spatial integration of ecclesiastical architecture in Medieval Nubian Urbanism
🔸 K. de Lellis-Danys – Pottery in the Afterlife of Nubian Bishops. Study of the Nubian Collection from the National Museum in Warsaw
🔸 M. Woźniak – Beyond Illustration: Problematizing Ethnographic Photography in the Archaeology of Nubia and Sudan
& D. Zielińska – The role of women in religion & authority in the kingdom of Makuria
& A. Jacobson-Cielecka, P. Matusiak, D. Roqueplo, K. Schmidt-Przewoźna, K. Innemée, M. Woźniak-Eusebe, D. Zielińska – Dress to impress – Be like a Nubian ruler;
🔸 A. Wujec – Building materials and technologies of Medieval Nubian sacred architecture in their environmental context
🔸 M. Czarnecka – Architectural detail in Nubian churches
🔸 M. Wyżgoł – A bottom-up perspective on a Nubian city: explaining urbanity through households in 16–18th century Old Dongola
🔸 M. Skarżyńska – From Excavation to Care: Building a conservation care system at Old Dongola, Sudan
& Z. Eldeen Mahmoud – Post-rainfall damage mitigation in Old Dongola: Preserving Nubian Heritage through protective interventions