Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (15.2003(2004))

OBITUARY

China, the Professor was a leading specialist in his field, combining the best of traditional prehisto-
ry (French typological school) with a behavioral and environmental approach.
In 1969 Chmielewski moved to Warsaw University, first as head of the Paleolithic department,
then Director of the Institute of Archaeology and long-time Dean of the Faculty of History. He retired
in 1999.
In the 1980s, Professor Chmielewski participated in a number of expeditions organized by the
Polish Center of Mediterranean Archaeology of Warsaw University, as well as in international pro-
jects in the Sudan. Among these was the Polish-American Combined Prehistoric Expedition and the
Blue Nile Survey. He also carried out some geomorphological studies for the archaeological expedition
working at Tell Atrib and participated in excavations and surveying work carried out in Iraq.
More importantly for the Polish Center of Archaeology, he presided over the Academic Board
of our institution in the years immediately following the death of Professor Kazimierz Michalowski
in 1981, using his political and diplomatic talents to steer the institution through the troubled times
of the early 1980s in Poland. For this, he will always be gratefully remembered.
Stefan K. Kozlowski

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