Piotr Łuczkiewicz

Piotr Łuczkiewicz serves as Director of the Institute of Archaeology at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin since 2016 and holds a private lecturer position at the Free University of Berlin since 2014, where he has taught since 2009. His career at UMCS spans over 25 years as a researcher.

His educational background includes:

• Habilitation (2014) at Free University of Berlin: 'Die Przeworsk-Kultur im Netz der Fernkontakte und Wechselwirkungen während der jüngeren vorrömischen Eisenzeit'
• Ph.D. (2004) at Jagiellonian University: 'The armament of the population of Polish lands in the Younger pre-Roman Iron Age'
• Master's degree (1993) at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University: 'La Tène swords of the Przeworsk culture'

Łuczkiewicz specializes in European Iron Age chronology, with deep expertise in La Tène/Younger pre-Roman periods and early Roman transitions. His work examines Celtic, Germanic, and Balkan tribal interactions through material culture, focusing on mobility patterns, trade networks, and technology transfer. A recurring theme involves resolving chronological discrepancies across Central/Western Europe to map cultural synchronicity.

Recent publications (2019-2021) reveal methodological consistency in using artifact typology—particularly brooches and ceramics—to address macro-historical questions about cultural unification versus regional temporalities during the 2nd-1st centuries BCE. This approach bridges micro-level archaeological findings with continental-scale historical narratives.

Key recognitions include:

• Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellowship
• Excellence Cluster TOPOI Fellowship

He leads two major research grants and participates in international collaborations like the Chronoi project, which synchronizes La Tène, Przeworsk, and Jastorf cultural chronologies. His grant work emphasizes interdisciplinary teams combining archaeology, archaeometry, and historical analysis to overcome 'Babylonian confusion' in European prehistoric timelines.