@sarahbockmeyer
Archaeologist AND single mother of one. PhD researcher in Neolithic megaliths, earthen burials and archaeological theory at Kiel University and @ClusterROOTS.bsky.social (Cluster of Excellence ROOTS). Boardmember @agtida.bsky.social . Views my own.
Extreme Long shot but, if anyone visited the Permanent Exhibition at the National Museum of Finland between 1995-2016 and has any pictures of the interpretation panels/display/presentation of the Suontaka sword then I'd be extremely grateful for copies!
Many thanks!
She sighs and adds: "Us women, we have this all in our heads constantly. We remember everything from the top of our head...and he can't even follow directions if I pin it on WhatsApp ๐"
And I feel her so hard!! It's our reality....
"Then I get a text from him five minutes past the time the swim lesson started: You forgot to pack her swimsuit but another mum had a spare! I told him, I sent a WhatsApp, I laid it out, I told you last night and this morning..."
Yesterday at my sons swimming lessons: overheard a woman talking to another.
She: "I typed a WhatsApp and pinned it with ALL the instructions, I packed all three bags, I put the swimsuit clearly visible next to it and told him she should wear it underneath as time is short before the lesson..."
New paper! Led by ลukasz Kowalski, on drinking milk in the Funnel Beaker Culture, arguing for the complex interplay between gender, burial rites, and potentially ritual drinking of dairy products.
Open Access in Praehistorische Zeitschrift www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
EMERGENCY, #oregon forest friends!
Three more weeks to comment. No public hearings scheduled.
My favourite childhood band #DieTotenHosen (the Dead Trousers) a punk band from the German 80s are releasing their final studio album...and I am heartbroken ๐
They helped me through really tough times as a Teen and are one of the reasons I am still here...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=J86z...
New #jobs at @uni-kiel.de within the @clusterroots.bsky.social advertised: one doctoral & two postdoctoral positions. The postdoc positions are for any projects relating to archaeological science and are explicitely looking for for applicants from Africa and Asia: www.uni-kiel.de/en/cluster-r...
That's awesome!! ๐คฉ
I once had someone on a site tour suggesting that the archaeology was 2m below surface because gravity pulled it closer to the core of the earth.
It took me a minute to understand what they were on about but a great theory overall! ๐
Can't go to the beach without collecting stones, shells and plastic rubbish!!
Enjoyed our day out on Thursday to enjoy the sunshine and the 15ยฐC weather ๐
#SpringTime
the reason conservatives treat "cancelled for their conservative views" and "cancelled for being a sex pest and rapist" the same is that "powerful men should be allowed to rape their subordinates" *is* a conservative view
Und ich glaube, dass viele unserer Demokratien *auch* daran kranken, dass viele, die in den Parteien Karriere machen nicht mehr aus der Arbeiterklasse oder auch dem Mittelbau kommen. Die wissen nicht um die Sorgen der "einfachen" Leute weil sie es seit Generationen selbst nicht mehr waren. ๐คทโโ๏ธ
Ich hab im letzten Jahrzehnt eine Weile in Gorton gewohnt und es ist mir ein innerer Vorbeimarsch, dass dort nun eine Grรผne MP ist! Wurde auch Zeit, das dort (und in England!) was passiert! ๐ฅณ
Es war damals schon schlimm, aber nach dem Brexit muss es oh so viel schlimmer geworden sein!
You are a #postdoc working in #archaeology, #paleoeco, #humanevo, #paleoclimate, #history, #geoarchaeology, ++, are in โค๏ธ with interdisciplinary research & are looking for a #jobinscience? @uni-kiel.de @clusterroots.bsky.social just advertised two 2-year scholarships!
www.uni-kiel.de/en/cluster-r...
There's only 25 days left to raise the money needed to Save Leicestershireโs Bronze Age Torc - please donate if you can. Keeping objects like that in small regional museums is vital for community heritage.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-save-...
Ich glaube, wie man auch in GB gesehen hat, werden die Geisteswissenschaften in letzter Zeit grundsรคtzlich als รผberflรผssig betrachtet. Es bringt nicht soviel ein wie STEM Fรคcher...
The HU Berlin is closing the department of archaeology to save money!! Please sign the petition if you have a spare moment!
Wenn ihr eine Minute Zeit habt, unterschreibt diese Petition gegen die mittelfristige Schlieรung des Archรคologischen Instituts an der HU Berlin im Rahmen der Sparmaรnahmen:
Woke up super early this morning with a weird but fascinating paper idea, crawled out of bed just to realise I would wake the entire house if I dug through the boxes searching for the main - most important - piece of reference reference ๐ญ๐
Now making tea... ๐ซ
Germany is destroying its own university system
#ichbinhanna
www.tagesspiegel.de/wissen/ichbi...
There might be a transition period where everyone adjusts - but if you actually persecute the illegal trade then things change pretty quickly.
I know some counties in Germany have started the "Schatzregal" quite recently (last decade or so) and there weren't any major problems...
That explains it pretty accurately!! He absolutely should know better!
I am so heartbroken and stunned by this!
In Germany, many counties have something we call "Schatzregal" - any historical or archaeological treasure (Schatz) automatically belongs to the state/county by law!
Some things still get stolen and sold but we can and do prosecute those we catch doing it.
There has even been a large newpaper article about the publication and the talks that were given - including me!
It is in Dutch though but a great article nonetheless!
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
Safe the date!
Evening lecture on 12 February 2026 by Rick Schulting @leizarchaeology.bsky.social
on an all too timely topic...
Now the Conference has a Blue Sky account we can shout about it on here.
Finally, Unravelling The Palaeolithic is coming to London and UCL. Tickets sales and the the Call For Papers are open. Follow their account, and join us when we gather together at the @uclarchaeology.bsky.social this June! ๐บ๐ฆฃ
โIโm mad I canโt understand Bad Bunnyโs lyrics because theyโre not in Englishโ
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, youโre just boring and racist
Me giving my valedictorian speech standing in front of the podium on a large stage with the purple screen behind me reading "Philosophische Fakultรคt der Christian-Albrechts-Universitรคt zu Kiel. Abschlussfeier am 4. Februar 2026". As well as the university logo.
2 days ago I received my PhD certificate and gave the valedictorian speech (don't know if we would call it that in Germany...).
๐ธ thanks to the fabulous Katharina Zerzeropulos!!
Hey, several batches of baby formula from a couple different brands in the uk and Europe have been recalled for contamination causing illness: if you formula feed, check your supply. Info here:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...