{"id":2745,"date":"2015-04-28T14:52:35","date_gmt":"2015-04-28T14:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cregyptology.org.uk\/?page_id=2745"},"modified":"2024-11-25T22:23:51","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T22:23:51","slug":"egyptology-in-krakow","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/cregyptology.org.uk\/?page_id=2745","title":{"rendered":"CRE XVII 2016: Egyptology in Krak\u00f3w"},"content":{"rendered":"

History<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The archaeological traditions of the Jagiellonian University date back to the academic year 1863\/64, when J\u00f3zef \u0141epkowski (the future rector of the JU) delivered a series of lectures about archaeology and its place among historical disciplines.
\nThis contributed to the establishment of a provisional Chair in archaeology in 1866 and a permanent one in 1874. These events are considered as the beginning of archaeology as an academic discipline in Poland. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Since the very foundation of the Chair in Classical Archaeology in 1897, genuine historical items have played a central role in the research and educational activities of Krak\u00f3w archaeologists.
\nThe collection of genuine ancient items from the Mediterranean region was supplemented with numerous plaster casts of the most important works of classical art. At the moment, the collection consists of about 700 authentic items and more than 100 plaster casts.<\/p>\n

In terms of quantity, the largest group of relics come from the Graeco-Roman civilization (including Greece, Italy, Cyprus, Asia Minor, North Africa, and the coast of Black Sea), ranging from the Bronze Age to late antiquity. The ancient Middle East is mainly represented by Egyptian items: a sarcophagus with a mummy, ushabti figurines, small artefacts, stone vessels, amulets, scarabs, and fragments of Coptic textiles, whereas Mesopotamian civilization is represented by a single relic, an Acadian cylinder seal.<\/p>\n

Three different anniversaries of events important for Krak\u00f3w archaeology were celebrated in 2014. Firstly, this year saw the 160th anniversary of the foundation of the Archaeological Studio, from which the current JU Institute of Archaeology developed. The second jubilee is related to the beginning of Mediterranean archaeology in Krak\u00f3w: It was 100 years ago that the archaeologists from Krak\u00f3w conducted their first excavations in Egypt, which marked the start of Polish archaeological research in the Mediterranean region and the Middle East. At the same time the Jagiellonian University celebrated its 650th anniversary in the very same year.
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