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We are pleased to announce that the Ancient Monuments of the Black Sea project, conducted jointly by research teams from the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Archaeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, has been honoured with the Award of t

Between 16 and 19 November 2025, the Ancient Monuments of the Black Sea project hosted Dr Iulian Bîrzescu from the Vasile Pârvan Institute of Archaeology of the Romanian Academy in Bucharest.

Between 20 October and 20 November 2025, Dr Iryna Chechulina from the Institute of Archaeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine undertook a one-month research stay at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IAE PAS) in Warsaw, within the framework of the P

In June 2025, Dr Viktoriia Kotenko from the Institute of Archaeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine completed a one-month research fellowship at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IAE PAS) in Warsaw, within the PAN–NASU exchange scheme carried out under the

Between 15 and 20 June 2025, Dr Alfred Twardecki, head of the Ancient Monuments of the Black Sea project, paid a research visit to the “Vasile Pârvan” Institute of Archaeology of the Romanian Academy in Bucharest.

As part of the project, a communiqué was prepared and published in a memorial book in honour of Prof. Evdoksia Paputa-Vladyka. The author (who is also the project leader) presents his arguments for the identification of Pontic Olbia and its surroundings with the mythical land of the Goths, called Oium by Jordanes. 

The volume contains 12 scientific articles by outstanding Polish and Ukrainian experts on the subject of Late Antiquity in the Black Sea Basin. The publication summarizes the results of the IAE PAN excavations in Olbia Pontica (Ukraine) and also presents new research hypotheses formulated on their basis.

On June 22, 2024, Dr. Victoria Kotenko gave a lecture summarizing her two-month scholarship as part of the Visegard Scholarship Program at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

The lecture in English took place on June 12, 2024.

On 12.06.2024, a lecture by Dr. Катерина Савельєва was held, summarizing the monthly scholarship at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

The lecture in English took place on 12 June 2024. The scholarship was held as part of the exchange program between the Polish and Ukrainian academies of sciences.

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.