Joanna Rądkowska is an archaeologist who has worked since 2018 for the Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures of the Polish Academy of Sciences in the Department of Ancient Egyptian and Near East Cultures. She also actively cooperates with the Section for the Study of Cultures along the Silk Road. Her current projects are focused on Berenike on the Red Sea (Egypt), the Ancient Maritime Spice Route between Eastern Africa, Arabia, and India, as well as the archaeology of Ancient South Asia.