Katarzyna Pyżewicz

Professor Katarzyna Pyżewicz from the University of Warsaw serves as Head of English-language Archaeology Studies and works in the Stone Age Department. She leads the Laboratory of Specialist Archaeological Analyses and acts as the university's Representative for Equality.

• Research Focus: Palaeolithic and Mesolithic archaeology, with specialization in use-wear analysis, lithic studies, and experimental archaeology
• Methodological Contributions: Advances in traseological analysis, thermal transformation studies of chalcedonite, and multi-proxy approaches to prehistoric enclosures
• Regional Expertise: Polish Upper and Late Palaeolithic, with significant work on Magdalenian blade technology and Mesolithic settlement patterns
• Key Publications: Studies on LBK settlements, Swiderian blade biographies, Micoquian bifacial tools, and obsidian utilization in Neolithic Poland