Renata Ciołek

Professor Renata Ciołek serves as Chair of Classical Archaeology at the Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw, where she maintains active teaching duties with scheduled office hours in room 209/320 and remote consultations via Google Meet. Her institutional affiliation includes editorial roles in major conference proceedings and academic volumes.

Her research centers on ancient numismatics and the archaeology of Poland during Roman influence periods, with specialized expertise in Roman coin circulation beyond imperial borders. Key focus areas include the function of coins in Barbaricum regions, monetary systems of Illyrian kingdoms, and archaeological contexts of coin finds in Bulgaria, Poland, and the Adriatic. Her methodology integrates numismatic analysis with settlement studies to reconstruct economic networks.

Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals consistent emphasis on Roman provincial numismatics, particularly coin hoards from Piła, Risan, and Novae. Her work demonstrates evolving methodological rigor in contextual analysis, shifting from regional inventories (2003-2009) toward sophisticated studies of monetary systems in frontier zones (2017-2022), with increasing attention to Illyrian and Moesian case studies.

Professor Ciołek actively contributes to academic discourse through conference organization (including "Women’s Perspectives in the Nile Valley" and "Poles on the Nile" series) and editorial work on commemorative volumes for prominent scholars like Professor Aleksander Bursche. Her research program bridges Polish archaeology with international Roman frontier studies through collaborative projects across Central Europe.