Departments
Department of Stone Age Archaeology
Head: Prof. Andrzej Wiśniewski, PhD
Full-time employees:
- Prof. Andrzej Wiśniewski, PhD; specialisation: Palaeolithic Archaeology
- Prof. Tomasz Płonka, PhD; specialisation: Upper and Final Palaeolithic, Mesolithic
- Mirosław Furmanek, PhD; specialisation: Neolithic, Chalcolithic
- Agnieszka Przybył, PhD; specialization: Neolithic, Chalcolithic
Non-staff employees:
- Prof. Jan M. Burdukiewicz, PhD; specialisation: Palaeolithic Archaeology
PhD candidates:
- Wojciech Broniowicki, MA; (Prof. Tomasz Płonka)
- Adam Kobyłka, MA; (Prof. Andrzej Wiśniewski)
- Dominika Tokarz, MA; (Prof. Andrzej Wiśniewski)
- Jędrzej Woyciechowski, MA; (Prof. Andrzej Wiśniewski)
Department of Non-European Archaeology
Head: Prof. Józef Szykulski, PhD
Full-time employees:
- Prof. Mirosław Masojć, PhD; specialization: Upper and Late Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Bronze Age flint knapping
- Prof. Józef Szykulski, PhD; specialization: Pre-Columbian archaeology of America
- Prof. Marta Osypińska, PhD
PhD candidates:
- Grzegorz Michalec, MA; (Prof. Mirosław Masojć)
Department of Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Archaeology
Head: Prof. Tomasz Gralak, PhD
Pracownicy etatowi:
- Prof. Justyna Baron, PhD; specialization: Bronze Age and Hallstatt period
- Prof. Tomasz Gralak, PhD; specialization: Pre-Roman, Roman, and Migration Periods
- Dagmara Łaciak, PhD; specialization: Bronze Age and Early Iron Age
PhD candidates:
- Aleksandra Gawron-Szymczyk, MA; (Prof. Justyna Baron)
Department of Barbaricum and Roman Provinces Archaeology
Head: Prof. Mateusz Żmudziński, PhD
Full-time employees:
- Prof. Artur Błażejewski, PhD; specialization: Pre-Roman, Roman, and Migration Periods
- Prof. Mateusz Żmudziński, PhD
- Marcin Bohr, PhD; specialization: La Tène, Roman, and Migration Periods
- Przemysław Dulęba, PhD
PhD candidates:
- Aleksandra Calińska, MA; (Prof. Artur Błażejewski)
- Adrianna Dołbizno, MA; (Prof. Artur Błażejewski)
- Urszula Laska, MA; (Prof. Mateusz Żmudziński)
- Martyna Marszałek, MA; (Prof. Artur Błażejewski)
- Mateusz Matula, MA; (Prof. Artur Błażejewski)
- Martyna Pacek, MA; (Prof. Mateusz Żmudziński)
- Katarzyna Porc, MA; (Prof. Artur Błażejewski)
- Anna Szczepaniak, MA; (Prof. Artur Błażejewski)
Department of Early Medieval Archaeology
Head: Prof. Krzysztof Jaworski, PhD
Full-time employees:
- Prof. Krzysztof Jaworski, PhD; specialization: Medieval Period, Hillfort Settlements
- Prof. Aleksandra Pankiewicz, PhD; specialization: Medieval Period
- Ewa Lisowska, PhD; specialization: Early Medieval Period, Petroarchaeology
PhD candidates:
- Jakub Pawlicki, MA; (Prof. Aleksandra Pankiewicz)
Department of Historical Archaeology
Head: Prof. Lech Marek, PhD
Full-time employees:
- Prof. Borys Paszkiewicz, PhD; specialization: Numismatics, Museology
- Prof. Jerzy Piekalski, PhD; specialization: Middle Ages, Early Modern Period, History of Architecture
- Prof. Lech Marek, PhD; specialization: Middle Ages, Arms and Armour Studies
- Paweł Duma, PhD; specialization: Middle Ages
- Maria Legut-Pintal, PhD; specialization: History of Medieval Architecture, Metrological Methods in Urban Studies
PhD candidates:
- Konrad Burek, MA; (Prof. Lech Marek)
- Aleksandra Gałka, MA; (Prof. Lech Marek)
- Sylwia Lech, MA; (Prof. Jerzy Piekalski)
- Dawid Maciejczuk, MA; (Prof. Borys Paszkiewicz)
- Jakub Witowski, MA; (Prof. Lech Marek)
Department of Archaeometry and Conservation of Archaeological Artefacts
Head: Prof. Beata Miazga, PhD, Eng.
Full-time employees:
- Prof. Beata Miazga, PhD, Eng.; Chemist
- Bernadeta Kufel-Diakowska, PhD; Assistant Professor, Archaeologist
- Magdalena Konczewska, MA; Senior Specialist, Conservator of Archaeological Heritage, Archaeologist
About the laboratory
The Department of Archaeometry and Conservation of Archaeological Artefacts at the Institute of Archaeology conducts archaeometric research and conservation works, primarily on artifacts from the collections of the Institute of Archaeology, but also from other units that deal with historical and archaeological heritage. The activity of the laboratory is constantly changing and developing, mainly thanks to the scientific projects in which our laboratory staff participate.
Scope of work
Conservation works performed in the laboratory involve artifacts that vary in material and chronology. In particular, the works include:
- metal artefacts (mainly iron and copper alloys as well as non-ferrous metals: silver, lead, and others)
- archaeological leathers (primarily wet leather artifacts)
- archaeological wood (dry and wet with a maximum size of 1m in length)
- textiles
- artefacts with a complex material structure (e.g., combinations of metal, leather and wood)
Archaeometric research, includes archaeological issues and topics from the borderline of the humanities and natural sciences. An important area of research is use-wear and residue analysis (performed by PhD Bernadeta Kufel-Diakowska). Other research issues (such as chemical composition analysis or basic metallographic research) are solved by spectral and microscopic methods (Prof. Beata Miazga).
Equipment
- OLYPMUS SZX9 stereomicroscope
- Nikon SMZ25 stereomicroscope
- Nikon ShuttlePix P-400R portable digital microscope
- Hirox RH 2000 digital microscope
- Optica B1000 laboratory microscope
- NIKON Eclipse LV 100 metallographic microscope
- ZWICK/Roell ZHV 10 hardness tester
- FT-IR spectrometer, Thermo Nicolet 380
- CHRIST Gamma lyophilizer
- X-ray fluorescence spectrometer Spectro Midex SD, Spectro
- X-ray diffraction spectrometer, XRD, MiniFlex 600, Rigaku
- Table-top scanning electron microscope TM4000 Plus from Hitachi with EDS detector AZtecOne from Oxford Instruments
Based on the Act of November 29, 2000 – Atomic Law (consolidated text – Dz.U. z 2019 r. poz. 1792 oraz Dz.U. z 2020 r. poz. 284) Art. 32c. 1 we inform that the use of devices generating ionizing radiation for scientific research purposes at the Institute of Archaeology – does not affect the deterioration of the natural environment. The level of measured radiation doses outside the facility is at the level of natural background.
Contact
University of Wroclaw
Institute of Archaeology
Laboratory of Archaeometry and Conservation of Archaeological Artefacts
3 Koszarowa St., building. 28
tel. 71 375 5065
fax. 71 375 2882
e-mail: beata.miazga@uwr.edu.pl
Mailing address
University of Wroclaw
Laboratory of Archaeometry and Conservation of Archaeological Artefacts
48 Szewska St.,
50-139 Wrocław
