Abstract
The article presents the history of Classical Archaeology as a research and study area in Poznan, from the perspective of the times in which it was created and developed. The author of the text also outlines scientific achievements of Poznan university centre in the field. The subject was established already in 1919 with the creation of the University of Poznan itself, and it grew steadily in the interwar period, mainly through the efforts of the only specialist -Mieczyslawa S. Ruxer, PhD. After World War II, Classical Archaeology had been taught at the University since the resumption of its activities in 1945 until 1969, when it was closed. Archaeologists, however, continued both research and teaching in the area - working in the Institute of History and the Institute of History of Art. Moreover, since 1970 Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan has had its own archaeological mission excavating the ancient legion camp and the city of Novae (present Bulgaria). After the fall of communism and the political transformation in 1989, endeavours were made to reactivate Classical Archaeology in Poznan. As a result, it was re-created in 1999, being a part of the Archaeology subject at the Institute of Prehistory, as a specialisation of Archaeology of the Mediterranean. In 2004 it was renamed and since then there has been the specialisation of Oriental and Ancient Archaeology, developing at the Institute of Prehistory at Adam Mickiewicz University.
Highlights
The article presents the history of Classical Archaeology as a research and study area in Poznań, from the perspective of the times in which it was created and developed
Classical Archaeology as a subject was established at the University of Poznań with the creation of the University itself in 1919, but as a key date in its development should be seen 30th April, 1923, when Mieczysława Sabina Ruxer, PhD, teaching the subject, took care of the Classical Archaeology Seminar
Before World War II the Seminar functioned as a secondary course, and the Department of Classical Archaeology as an ancillary part of the Faculty of Humanities
Summary
Wieczorowski – funkcjonujący oficjalnie jednak tylko jako współpracownik z zakresu prehistorii; natomiast w ostatnich dwóch latach przedwojennych, odpowiednio w roku 1937/38 ks. Do promowanej przez siebie wizji uprawiania archeologii klasycznej, a więc jak sam napisał w kolejnym podsumowaniu badań prowadzonych w Polsce na tym gruncie – historii sztuki i kultury materialnej grecko-rzymskiej[50], powraca w połowie lat 60. Józefa Kostrzewskiego od pracy w Uniwersytecie, stał się postacią pierwszoplanową poznańskiej archeologii, organizując między innymi Zespół Katedr Historii Kultury Materialnej UP oraz nowy wydział, jak również obejmując ich kierownictwo[58]. Zespół Katedr Historycznych przekształcony został w Instytut Historyczny, a w Katedrze Historii Powszechnej funkcjonował między innymi Zakład Historii Starożytnej, którego docent, Tadeusz Zawadzki, będący także członkiem Zakładu Archeologii Antycznej IHKM PAN, brał udział w ekspedycji Archeologicznej do Olbii nad Bohem[62]. Iż w tym samym roku (1956) pracę w Katedrze i Zakładzie Historii Sztuki chwilowo podjął specjalista w zakresie archeologii śródziemnomorskiej, wspominany już prof.
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