Arkadiusz Marciniak
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Arkadiusz Marciniak is a Polish archaeologist and professor of humanities, specializing in prehistory, zooarchaeology, and the social aspects of prehistoric farming communities. He is currently a Professor Ordinarius at the Faculty of Archaeology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (AMU). He is widely recognized for his extensive work at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Çatalhöyük and his contributions to the development of social zooarchaeology.
Born
Poland
EducationAdam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (MA)
University of Oxford (postgraduate studies)
University of Oxford (postgraduate studies)
KnownforResearch at Çatalhöyük; development of social zooarchaeology
AwardsMember of the Academia Europaea (2022)
Corresponding Member, Polish Academy of Sciences (2020)
Medal of the Commission of National Education (2016)
START Award (1995)
Corresponding Member, Polish Academy of Sciences (2020)
Medal of the Commission of National Education (2016)
START Award (1995)
Arkadiusz Marciniak | |
|---|---|
| Born | Poland |
| Education | Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (MA) University of Oxford (postgraduate studies) |
| Known for | Research at Çatalhöyük; development of social zooarchaeology |
| Awards | Member of the Academia Europaea (2022) Corresponding Member, Polish Academy of Sciences (2020) Medal of the Commission of National Education (2016) START Award (1995) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Archaeology, Prehistory, Zooarchaeology |
| Institutions | Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań |
Academic career
Marciniak has been affiliated with Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań since the late 1980s and has held the position of Professor Ordinarius at the Faculty of Archaeology since 2016.[1]
Awards and honors
- START Award (1995) – Awarded for “Brilliant Polish Young Scientist.”[2]
- Senior Fulbright Fellowship (1996–1997) – Research conducted at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
- Humboldt Research Fellowship (2002–2004)[3]
- Fellow, Albright Institute of Archaeological Research (2007–2008)[4]
- Medal of the Commission of National Education (2016) – Polish state distinction for outstanding contributions to education.
- European Commission Directorate-General Award (2018) – Awarded for the best educational project in the Erasmus+ programme (Vocational Education and Training category).
- Corresponding Member of the Polish Academy of Sciences (2020)[5]
- Member of the Academia Europaea (elected 2022) – History and Archaeology section[6]
Books
Authored books
- Piontek, J.; Marciniak, A. (1990). Struktura antropologiczna a kulturowe strategie adaptacyjne populacji neolitycznych w Europie Środkowej (Anthropological Structure and Cultural Adaptation Strategies of the Neolithic Populations from Central Europe). Poznań: Adam Mickiewicz University Press.
- Marciniak, A. (1996). Archeologia i jej źródła. Materiały faunistyczne w procesie badawczym archeologii (Archaeology and Its Records: Faunal Remains in the Research Process in Archaeology). Poznań–Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN.
- Marciniak, A. (1998). Człowiek. Pierwsze cywilizacje (Man. The First Civilizations). Large Encyclopedia of Geography of the World, vol. 9. Poznań: Kurpisz Publishing Co.
- Marciniak, A. (2005). Placing Animals in the Neolithic: Social Zooarchaeology of Prehistoric Farming Communities. London: UCL Press.[7]
- Marciniak, A.; Liibert, K.; Wachowicz, L.; Malińska, M. (2014). Discovering the Archaeologists of Poland 2012–14. Poznań: Adam Mickiewicz University.
- Marciniak, A. (2018). Placing Animals in the Neolithic: Social Zooarchaeology of Prehistoric Farming Communities. New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315422619
Edited volumes
- Piontek, J.; Marciniak, A. (eds.) (1990). Biocultural Perspectives on Ecology of the Prehistoric Population from Central Europe. Warsaw: SGGW-AR Press.
- Marciniak, A. (ed.) (1996). Section 2: Poland. World Archaeological Bulletin, vol. 8. Southampton: University of Southampton.
- Marciniak, A.; Müller, J.; Rączkowski, W. (eds.) (2001). Special Theme: Archaeology and Archaeological Science. Archaeologia Polona, vol. 39.
- Biehl, P. F.; Gramsch, A.; Marciniak, A. (eds.) (2002). Archaeologies of Europe: History, Methods and Theories. Münster et al.: Waxmann Verlag.
- Kok, M.; van Londen, H.; Marciniak, A. (eds.) (2009). E-learning Archaeology: Theory and Practice. Themata 3. Amsterdam: University of Amsterdam.
- Marciniak, A.; Coles, J. (eds.) (2010). Grahame Clark and His Legacy. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
- Marciniak, A.; Minta-Tworzowska, D.; Pawleta, M. (eds.) (2011). Współczesne oblicza przeszłości. Poznań: Wydawnictwo Poznańskie.
- Tabaczyński, S.; Marciniak, A.; Cyngot, D.; Zalewska, A. (eds.) (2012). Przeszłość społeczna. Próba konceptualizacji. Poznań: Wydawnictwo Poznańskie.
- Kok, M.; van Londen, H.; Marciniak, A. (eds.) (2012). E-learning Archaeology: The Heritage Handbook. Themata 5. Amsterdam: University of Amsterdam.
- Marciniak, A.; Yalman, N. (eds.) (2013). Contesting Ethnoarchaeologies: Traditions, Theories, Prospects. New York: Springer.
- Marciniak, A.; Sobkowiak-Tabaka, I.; Bartkowiak, M.; Lisowski, M. (eds.) (2015). Kopydłowo, stanowisko 6. Osady neolityczne z pogranicza Kujaw i Wielkopolski. Poznań–Pękowice: Wydawnictwo i Pracownia Archeologiczna PROFIL-ARCHEO.
- Hodder, I.; Marciniak, A. (eds.) (2015). Assembling Çatalhöyük. Leeds: Maney Publishing.
- Marciniak, A.; Pawleta, M.; Kajda, K. (eds.) (2018). Dziedzictwo we współczesnym świecie. Kultura, natura, człowiek. Kraków: Universitas.
- Pişkin, E.; Marciniak, A.; Bartkowiak, M. (eds.) (2018). Environmental Archaeology: Current Theoretical and Methodological Approaches. New York: Springer.
- Feeney, K.; Davies, J.; Welsch, J.; Hellmann, S.; Drischl, Ch.; Koller, F.; Francois, P.; Marciniak, A. (eds.) (2018). Engineering Agile Big-Data Systems. Delft: Rivers Publishers.
- Marciniak, A. (ed.) (2019). Concluding the Neolithic: The Near East in the Second Half of the Seventh Millennium BC. Atlanta: Lockwood Press.
- Pawleta, M.; Marciniak, A. (eds.) (2021). Dziedzictwo kulturowe w kontekście wyzwań zrównoważonego rozwoju. Kraków: Universitas & Oddział Polskiej Akademii Nauk w Poznaniu.
- Kajda, K.; Kobiałka, D.; Marciniak, A. (eds.) (2022). Archeologia wspólnotowa – poznając przeszłość, nie zapominając o teraźniejszości. Kraków: Universitas.
- Pawleta, M.; Kobiałka, D.; Marciniak, A. (eds.) (2023). Archeologia wobec materialnych śladów przeszłości. Kraków: Universitas.
- Marciniak, A.; Zalewska, A. I.; Cyngot, D.; Iwaniszewski, S.; Kowalewska-Marszałek, H.; Stępniowski, F. M. (eds.) (2024). Leksykon terminów archeologicznych. Kraków: Universitas.
- Marciniak, A.; Pawleta, M.; Rączkowski, W. (eds.) (2025). The Poznań School of Archaeology: The Origin, Growth and Significance. Dordrecht: Springer.