Papers by Marcin M . Romaniuk
[UPDATE!!!]
Call for Papers EXTENDED until May 7th!
The Aqua Paphia workshop will focus on th... more [UPDATE!!!]
Call for Papers EXTENDED until May 7th!
The Aqua Paphia workshop will focus on the role of water in the urban and cultural development of Nea Paphos andother Hellenistic-Roman cities in Cyprus and the wider Mediterranean region. The workshop will address questions such as: How was water provided and controlled within these cities? How did it affect their history and shape? What was its practical and symbolic meaning in the everyday life of the citizens? What can we learn about the local water culture from the archaeological remains? The main goal is to provide a platform for an international and interdisciplinary discussion to broaden our knowledge, identify new directions for future research, and establish optimal methodological practices relevant to the field.
Études et Travaux XXXIV, 2021
This paper presents the results of studies on the ancient terracotta pipelines discovered during ... more This paper presents the results of studies on the ancient terracotta pipelines discovered during excavations conducted since 1965 by the Polish Archaeological Mission of the University of Warsaw in the so-called Maloutena area, the residential district of the Hellenistic-Roman capital of Cyprus, Nea Paphos. The pipelines were examined in terms of the pipe types they were composed of, their construction and maintenance aspects, chronology, function and structural interrelations to recognise the role they played in the water management system of Maloutena and Nea Paphos over time.
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
Archeological work in the 2012 and 2013 seasons in Jiyeh (Porphyreon), which lies on the Phoenici... more Archeological work in the 2012 and 2013 seasons in Jiyeh (Porphyreon), which lies on the Phoenician coast north of ancient Sidon, was focused on reconstructing the history of settlement on the site. At least three phases were identified and dated to the Iron Age II, the Persian– Hellenistic–Roman period and late antiquity. The early dating of the functioning of the Christian basilica to the 4th–5th century AD was also confirmed in trial pits. The complex and unusual sewage installation discharging rainwater from the roofs and streets of the 5th-century settlement contributed important data for studies of late antique domestic architecture in the region.
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean 24/1 (Research), 453 - 474, 2015
Archeological work in the 2012 and 2013 seasons in Jiyeh (Porphyreon), which lies on the Phoenici... more Archeological work in the 2012 and 2013 seasons in Jiyeh (Porphyreon), which lies on the Phoenician coast north of ancient Sidon, was focused on reconstructing the history of settlement on the site. At least three phases were identified and dated to the Iron Age II, the Persian-Hellenistic-Roman period and late antiquity. The early dating of the functioning of the Christian basilica to the 4th-5th century AD was also confirmed in trial pits. The complex and unusual sewage installation discharging rainwater from the roofs and streets of the 5th-century settlement contributed important data for studies of late antique domestic architecture in the region.
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean 26/1, 397–426 , 2017
Excavation below the ancient ground surface of the main courtyard (1) of the "Hellenistic" House ... more Excavation below the ancient ground surface of the main courtyard (1) of the "Hellenistic" House in Nea Paphos proved its construction to be later than the beginning of the 2nd century AD. A large rectangular basin and a smaller circular one were found under the western part of the courtyard and east of it. The larger basin had two phases, the first phase being more than a meter deeper than the second one. Strata under the floors of corridor A and room B were shown to belong to the Late Classical and incipient Hellenistic periods. Exploration also continued of a cistern in the southeastern part of the courtyard and of a well in the northeastern corner of the corridor. The building sequence of the porticoes in the main courtyard was investigated in a probe dug in the southwestern corner of the court, whereas the relation between the large reception hall with mosaic floor (10) and the so-called Roman House was tested in a trench dug in corridor 29. Further fragments of "Nabatean" capitals and other decorated blocks were found in pits that had been cut in the courtyard surface in antiquity. Finally, minor excavation at the southwestern corner of the House of Aion revealed a sequence of floors against the southern elevation of a building uncovered under the late Roman street B.
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean 26/1, 427–438 , 2017
Excavations in the main courtyard of the "Hellenistic" House in Nea Paphos in 2016, Polish excava... more Excavations in the main courtyard of the "Hellenistic" House in Nea Paphos in 2016, Polish excavations, revealed a small circular pool with immured tops of Dressel 6A amphorae in the wall surrounding it and a circular imprint in the middle of the floor. The paper undertakes a discussion of possible form and function, putting forward a tentative interpretation based on a study of parallels that we are dealing with an ornamental pool, a popular furnishing of wealthy Roman house gardens, functioning perhaps as a fishpond (piscina) or a tank with water constantly running in and out, with a labrum or columnar pedestal standing in the middle.
Talks by Marcin M . Romaniuk
Nea Paphos and Western Cyprus. New Archaeological and Historical Perspectives, Paphos, 11-15th October 2017
The term “squatter” can be frequently found in archeological publications but the precise archeol... more The term “squatter” can be frequently found in archeological publications but the precise archeological meaning of the word remains hard to define. According to modern dictionary , the “squatter” is “a person who is living in a building or on land without permission and without paying rent”. In the field of archaeology this term is usually used in relation to the post-abandonment contexts of the investigated structures. Precisely, of relics of buildings, which at some point in the past had been vacated and forgotten by their owners, and sometime after that settled by so-called squatters. Who were these latter inhabitants? Instead of providing a clear answer, the question only leaves us with ever more uncertainties. Were they poor vagrants, who took over buildings as temporary shelter? Or were they resourceful individuals, who settled down and took care of the buildings and land that were abandoned and left to decay by their rightful owners? When is it acceptable in our archaeological interpretation process to say that someone was an illegal occupant while another no-less than a new owner who happened to adapt the property to their own use, for example by rearranging the interior? This uncertainty begs perhaps the most important question from the archaeological perspective: which of the discovered artefacts should be considered evidence of the presence of squatters or the successive owners? The answer isn’t always so clear. Facing this challenge, the authors of the following presentation will attempt to shed some light on the issue by sharing their own observations based on few examples of squatting activity in selected Roman period structures like relics of wealthy houses in Nea Paphos in Cyprus. The authors hope that the presentation will ignite interest and lead to further discussion on the subject.
Conference Presentations by Marcin M . Romaniuk
DECORATION OF HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN BUILDINGS IN CYPRUS. Residences at Nea Paphos and other cities of the region. 10-11th March 2017, Warsaw, 2017
Workshops by Marcin M . Romaniuk
Link for the registration to Day 1 - 05.07.2024 (Friday)
https://events.teams.microsoft.com/ev... more Link for the registration to Day 1 - 05.07.2024 (Friday)
https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3532d5df-a1e9-4506-ab3e-a8938fc86c32@eb0e26eb-bfbe-47d2-9e90-ebd2426dbceb
Link for the registration to Day 2 - 06.07.2024 (Saturday)
https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/6b1f4969-e5b2-45f7-954f-7bea7df2698c@eb0e26eb-bfbe-47d2-9e90-ebd2426dbceb
The Aqua Paphia workshop will focus on the role of water in the urban and cultural development of Nea Paphos and other Hellenistic-Roman cities in Cyprus and the wider Mediterranean region. The workshop will address questions such as: How was water provided and controlled within these cities? How did it afect their history and shape? What was its practical and symbolic meaning in the everyday life of the citizens? What can we learn about the local water culture from the archaeological remains? The main goal is to provide a platform for an international and interdisciplinary discussion to broaden our knowledge, identify new directions for future research, and establish optimal methodological practices relevant to the field.
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Papers by Marcin M . Romaniuk
Call for Papers EXTENDED until May 7th!
The Aqua Paphia workshop will focus on the role of water in the urban and cultural development of Nea Paphos andother Hellenistic-Roman cities in Cyprus and the wider Mediterranean region. The workshop will address questions such as: How was water provided and controlled within these cities? How did it affect their history and shape? What was its practical and symbolic meaning in the everyday life of the citizens? What can we learn about the local water culture from the archaeological remains? The main goal is to provide a platform for an international and interdisciplinary discussion to broaden our knowledge, identify new directions for future research, and establish optimal methodological practices relevant to the field.
Talks by Marcin M . Romaniuk
Conference Presentations by Marcin M . Romaniuk
Workshops by Marcin M . Romaniuk
https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3532d5df-a1e9-4506-ab3e-a8938fc86c32@eb0e26eb-bfbe-47d2-9e90-ebd2426dbceb
Link for the registration to Day 2 - 06.07.2024 (Saturday)
https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/6b1f4969-e5b2-45f7-954f-7bea7df2698c@eb0e26eb-bfbe-47d2-9e90-ebd2426dbceb
The Aqua Paphia workshop will focus on the role of water in the urban and cultural development of Nea Paphos and other Hellenistic-Roman cities in Cyprus and the wider Mediterranean region. The workshop will address questions such as: How was water provided and controlled within these cities? How did it afect their history and shape? What was its practical and symbolic meaning in the everyday life of the citizens? What can we learn about the local water culture from the archaeological remains? The main goal is to provide a platform for an international and interdisciplinary discussion to broaden our knowledge, identify new directions for future research, and establish optimal methodological practices relevant to the field.
Call for Papers EXTENDED until May 7th!
The Aqua Paphia workshop will focus on the role of water in the urban and cultural development of Nea Paphos andother Hellenistic-Roman cities in Cyprus and the wider Mediterranean region. The workshop will address questions such as: How was water provided and controlled within these cities? How did it affect their history and shape? What was its practical and symbolic meaning in the everyday life of the citizens? What can we learn about the local water culture from the archaeological remains? The main goal is to provide a platform for an international and interdisciplinary discussion to broaden our knowledge, identify new directions for future research, and establish optimal methodological practices relevant to the field.
https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3532d5df-a1e9-4506-ab3e-a8938fc86c32@eb0e26eb-bfbe-47d2-9e90-ebd2426dbceb
Link for the registration to Day 2 - 06.07.2024 (Saturday)
https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/6b1f4969-e5b2-45f7-954f-7bea7df2698c@eb0e26eb-bfbe-47d2-9e90-ebd2426dbceb
The Aqua Paphia workshop will focus on the role of water in the urban and cultural development of Nea Paphos and other Hellenistic-Roman cities in Cyprus and the wider Mediterranean region. The workshop will address questions such as: How was water provided and controlled within these cities? How did it afect their history and shape? What was its practical and symbolic meaning in the everyday life of the citizens? What can we learn about the local water culture from the archaeological remains? The main goal is to provide a platform for an international and interdisciplinary discussion to broaden our knowledge, identify new directions for future research, and establish optimal methodological practices relevant to the field.