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Speech of the project manager before the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

19 December, 2023 - 06:47

On December 13, 2023, Alfred Twardecki, head of the "Ancient Monuments of the Black Sea" project, appeared before the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. The topic of the presentation was the threat of warfare to archaeological sites, with particular emphasis on Olbia. The speech, at the request of the presidium members, was held in Polish.

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Semenova Alisa Preliminary results of the study of bone artifacts from Olbia Pontica

11 December, 2023 - 10:58

Semenova Alisa Preliminary results of the study of bone artifacts from Olbia Pontica

https://youtu.be/LbYHja0gxjc?si=4YmQJRIFqZPKJf7M

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Interview TVP World

25 July, 2023 - 13:46

https://youtu.be/TRzepA6zkw4

 

Interview in English about Olbia and more general - Ukrainian archaeology in danger beceause of the war. 

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Exhibition "Poles in Olbia", Łazienki Palace Museum, February 1-28, 2023.

24 February, 2023 - 16:37

The exhibition is the result of the last few years of Dr. Alfred Twardecki's work on the history of research at the archaeological site in Pontic Olbia (Ukraine, Mykolaiv Oblast).

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Lectures from the "Olbia in Hunnic Period" Conference available on-line.

30 May, 2022 - 10:33

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB0jvakEH4q_HbQeHognl92eSlWPzHQoa

Lectures from last year's conference "Olbia in Hunnic Period" are available online. Due to the health condition, not all of the speakers gave their presentations.

We are planning a post-conference publication.

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Archaeological campaign 2022 canceled

27 May, 2022 - 10:16

Due to the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, our excavation campaign in Olbia is canceled in 2022.

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Assistance for Olbia

22 May, 2022 - 17:06

With the help of the Polish National Heritage Institute (https://nid.pl/en/centrum-ukraina/) and the Ukrainian crisis aid center, it was possible to deliver to Olbia a transport of materials needed to protect the monuments. The employees of Zapovednik would like to thank everyone involved in this difficult and sometimes dangerous transport.

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Bombing of Olbia

22 May, 2022 - 16:57

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1746147615715893/user/100033963485983

The archaeological site in Olbia has been bombed for some time. Details or losses are not yet known.

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"Olbia in Hunnic period" conference 5-6.11.2021

25 October, 2021 - 11:50

On November 5 and 6, 2021, an international on-line conference will be held to summarize the results of the excavation work of the Polish mission in Olbia and to try to interpret them in a broader historical context.