Sarah Bockmeyer
@sarahbockmeyer.bsky.social
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.
Had a "small" celebration with my family yesterday!! Needless to say: I went alp out!! 👩🎓🎓✨️🍾
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Had a "small" celebration with my family yesterday!! Needless to say: I went alp out!! 👩🎓🎓✨️🍾
November 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
1️⃣‼️ day left until I will defend my #PhD @clusterroots.bsky.social.
Nerves are definitely tingling with both excitement and dread!
See you on the other side 😅🙈🎓
Nerves are definitely tingling with both excitement and dread!
See you on the other side 😅🙈🎓
November 4, 2025 at 6:45 AM
1️⃣‼️ day left until I will defend my #PhD @clusterroots.bsky.social.
Nerves are definitely tingling with both excitement and dread!
See you on the other side 😅🙈🎓
Nerves are definitely tingling with both excitement and dread!
See you on the other side 😅🙈🎓
5️⃣ days left to go until I defend!!
PowerPoint is ready, room booked, zoom meeting set up and Halloween 🎃 on our doorstep!!
Plus the day I defend will be the closest full moon we will encounter this year...
(You may notice I like to procrastinate...) I also know a lot about Guy Fawkes now 😅😱
PowerPoint is ready, room booked, zoom meeting set up and Halloween 🎃 on our doorstep!!
Plus the day I defend will be the closest full moon we will encounter this year...
(You may notice I like to procrastinate...) I also know a lot about Guy Fawkes now 😅😱
a man with a mask and a hat says remember remember the 5th of november
ALT: a man with a mask and a hat says remember remember the 5th of november
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October 31, 2025 at 5:15 AM
5️⃣ days left to go until I defend!!
PowerPoint is ready, room booked, zoom meeting set up and Halloween 🎃 on our doorstep!!
Plus the day I defend will be the closest full moon we will encounter this year...
(You may notice I like to procrastinate...) I also know a lot about Guy Fawkes now 😅😱
PowerPoint is ready, room booked, zoom meeting set up and Halloween 🎃 on our doorstep!!
Plus the day I defend will be the closest full moon we will encounter this year...
(You may notice I like to procrastinate...) I also know a lot about Guy Fawkes now 😅😱
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A haunted house but for archaeologists 👻⛏️
October 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
A haunted house but for archaeologists 👻⛏️
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Join us in Mainz for Landscapes of #Conflict: Archaeological Perspectives from #Prehistory to the #MiddleAges — an international #conference exploring how conflict and peace shaped human–environment interactions through time.
📅 26–28 Nov 2025 | 🏛️ LEIZA, Mainz
www.leiza.de/kalender/det...
📅 26–28 Nov 2025 | 🏛️ LEIZA, Mainz
www.leiza.de/kalender/det...
October 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Join us in Mainz for Landscapes of #Conflict: Archaeological Perspectives from #Prehistory to the #MiddleAges — an international #conference exploring how conflict and peace shaped human–environment interactions through time.
📅 26–28 Nov 2025 | 🏛️ LEIZA, Mainz
www.leiza.de/kalender/det...
📅 26–28 Nov 2025 | 🏛️ LEIZA, Mainz
www.leiza.de/kalender/det...
Sometimes I am really homesick to Britain and it's lovely rolling hills.
Especially in the autumn when the trees are all colourfull and things getting cozy!! 🍂
Especially in the autumn when the trees are all colourfull and things getting cozy!! 🍂
October 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Sometimes I am really homesick to Britain and it's lovely rolling hills.
Especially in the autumn when the trees are all colourfull and things getting cozy!! 🍂
Especially in the autumn when the trees are all colourfull and things getting cozy!! 🍂
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Apply now for a free week-long PhD course on Energy Humanities organized by the Greenhouse and the project Energy Lives! project run by @melinabuns.bsky.social
Takes place in Stavanger, Norway, 1-5 December 2025
www.uis.no/en/research/...
#envhum #envhist #energy
Takes place in Stavanger, Norway, 1-5 December 2025
www.uis.no/en/research/...
#envhum #envhist #energy
Apply for PhD Course on Energy Humanities
5 ECTS PhD course ‘Themes within Environmental Humanities’ to be held in Stavanger, 1-5 December 2025. This year’s thematic focus is the developing field of the Energy Humanities.
www.uis.no
October 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Apply now for a free week-long PhD course on Energy Humanities organized by the Greenhouse and the project Energy Lives! project run by @melinabuns.bsky.social
Takes place in Stavanger, Norway, 1-5 December 2025
www.uis.no/en/research/...
#envhum #envhist #energy
Takes place in Stavanger, Norway, 1-5 December 2025
www.uis.no/en/research/...
#envhum #envhist #energy
Without having read the book myself I would like to know how he got to the conclusion that the symbols show dualistic genders. If someone has actually read it maybe they can enlighten me??
Also the ego of claiming that it is valid for "any culture in the world" (see added picture 3).
Also the ego of claiming that it is valid for "any culture in the world" (see added picture 3).
October 19, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Without having read the book myself I would like to know how he got to the conclusion that the symbols show dualistic genders. If someone has actually read it maybe they can enlighten me??
Also the ego of claiming that it is valid for "any culture in the world" (see added picture 3).
Also the ego of claiming that it is valid for "any culture in the world" (see added picture 3).
Whelp!! Just realised that my #PhD defense/viva will already be in 1️⃣8️⃣‼️ days!!
a woman is standing in front of a mirror with her hands up and saying `` oh , my god '' .
ALT: a woman is standing in front of a mirror with her hands up and saying `` oh , my god '' .
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October 18, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Whelp!! Just realised that my #PhD defense/viva will already be in 1️⃣8️⃣‼️ days!!
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SIX postdoc jobs (!) going at the new Leverhulme Centre for Space and Humanity at the University of Leicester, directed by @andrewfutter.bsky.social If you're in the social sciences/humanities and working on outer space, have a look!
Research Associate in Humanity and Space in Leicester | University of Leicester Recruitment Team
View details and apply for this Research Associate in Humanity and Space vacancy in Leicester.
The Leverhulme Centre for Humanity and Space (LCHS), based at Space Park Leicester, is seeking up to...
jobs.le.ac.uk
October 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
SIX postdoc jobs (!) going at the new Leverhulme Centre for Space and Humanity at the University of Leicester, directed by @andrewfutter.bsky.social If you're in the social sciences/humanities and working on outer space, have a look!
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Bit niche, but does anyone know of good publications or sources of information on historic aerial photography in India, for archaeological purposes? Presumably Archaeology Survey of India did a lot? cc @martynjb.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Bit niche, but does anyone know of good publications or sources of information on historic aerial photography in India, for archaeological purposes? Presumably Archaeology Survey of India did a lot? cc @martynjb.bsky.social
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One week left to apply!
I have funding for a 2-year dry-lab postdoc to join our team @humanevouu.bsky.social 🧪 (Deadline Oct 21st)
The project will utilize modern and #aDNA data from humans and sheep to study environmental adaptation (including method development and simulations).
Please share!
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
The project will utilize modern and #aDNA data from humans and sheep to study environmental adaptation (including method development and simulations).
Please share!
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
Postdoctoral position in Population Genomics - Uppsala University
Postdoctoral position in Population Genomics, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University
www.uu.se
October 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
One week left to apply!
I've promised my son in 2019 when he saw the pictures of the burning cathedral that we would visit once it was restored and today I fulfilled that. He never forgot and he absolutely loved it!! 🗼😍
October 13, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I've promised my son in 2019 when he saw the pictures of the burning cathedral that we would visit once it was restored and today I fulfilled that. He never forgot and he absolutely loved it!! 🗼😍
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You are an early-career scientist interested in social and environmental processes in the past? For our second phase, we are offering 5 positions for postdocs and 9 positions for doctoral students.
Apply now!
All the details: www.uni-kiel.de/en/cluster-r...
#earlycareerscientists #jobs
Apply now!
All the details: www.uni-kiel.de/en/cluster-r...
#earlycareerscientists #jobs
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
You are an early-career scientist interested in social and environmental processes in the past? For our second phase, we are offering 5 positions for postdocs and 9 positions for doctoral students.
Apply now!
All the details: www.uni-kiel.de/en/cluster-r...
#earlycareerscientists #jobs
Apply now!
All the details: www.uni-kiel.de/en/cluster-r...
#earlycareerscientists #jobs
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Are you a student at a UK university and looking for support to come to TAG York? Did you know the Royal Archaeological Institute Cheney Bursary is available to support you?
You can find more details here: www.royalarchinst.org/grants/bursa...
@royalarchinst.bsky.social
You can find more details here: www.royalarchinst.org/grants/bursa...
@royalarchinst.bsky.social
Bursaries
Cheney Bursaries for StudentsAs a result of a bequest left by Frank Cheney, the Institute has a fund to enable students that attend a UK university to attend RAI Meetings and conferences. Individuals ...
www.royalarchinst.org
October 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Are you a student at a UK university and looking for support to come to TAG York? Did you know the Royal Archaeological Institute Cheney Bursary is available to support you?
You can find more details here: www.royalarchinst.org/grants/bursa...
@royalarchinst.bsky.social
You can find more details here: www.royalarchinst.org/grants/bursa...
@royalarchinst.bsky.social
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Hat hier jemand Verstopfung gesagt? #IchBinHanna newsletterversand.zeit.de/go/13/6KUV8M....
October 9, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Hat hier jemand Verstopfung gesagt? #IchBinHanna newsletterversand.zeit.de/go/13/6KUV8M....
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“Harvard geneticist David Reich said … increasingly sophisticated analysis of genetic material made possible by technological advances shows that virtually everyone came from somewhere else, and everyone’s genetic background shows a mix from different waves of migration that washed over the globe.”
Pure bloodlines? Ancestral homelands? DNA science says no. — Harvard Gazette
Geneticist explains recent analyses made possible by tech advances show human history to be one of mixing, movement, displacement.
news.harvard.edu
September 20, 2025 at 9:49 AM
“Harvard geneticist David Reich said … increasingly sophisticated analysis of genetic material made possible by technological advances shows that virtually everyone came from somewhere else, and everyone’s genetic background shows a mix from different waves of migration that washed over the globe.”
Ooohhh! My viva/defense will be on November 5th!! 😬👺
Guy Fawkes night!! If that's not an omen I don't know what is 😅😂😂
Guy Fawkes night!! If that's not an omen I don't know what is 😅😂😂
a man with a mask and a hat says remember remember the 5th of november
ALT: a man with a mask and a hat says remember remember the 5th of november
media.tenor.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Ooohhh! My viva/defense will be on November 5th!! 😬👺
Guy Fawkes night!! If that's not an omen I don't know what is 😅😂😂
Guy Fawkes night!! If that's not an omen I don't know what is 😅😂😂
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Well this is awkward....
EXCLUSIVE: EAA PRESIDENT ACCUSED OF HELPING ORCHESTRATE PROTEST CAMPAIGN AGAINST HER OWN EXECUTIVE BOARD’S GAZA VOTE
thePipeLine with the extraordinary story of how the President of the European Association of Archaeologists is accused of helping orchestrate a campaign to overturn its Gaza vote.
thePipeLine with the extraordinary story of how the President of the European Association of Archaeologists is accused of helping orchestrate a campaign to overturn its Gaza vote.
EXCLUSIVE: EAA PRESIDENT ACCUSED OF HELPING ORCHESTRATE PROTEST CAMPAIGN AGAINST HER OWN EXECUTIVE BOARD’S GAZA VOTE
thePipeLine can reveal allegations that the President of the beleaguered European Association of Archaeologists [EAA], Professor Eszter Bánffy, was instrumental in organising a covert campaign to p…
thepipeline.info
September 19, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Well this is awkward....
Are there any Physicists in my timeline that might be able to help me?
My son (8) is fascinated with parallel universes and would like to read a book about them...bit I struggle to find any age appropriate ones.
English is not a problem as I would translate...
My son (8) is fascinated with parallel universes and would like to read a book about them...bit I struggle to find any age appropriate ones.
English is not a problem as I would translate...
a man with a beard is saying " i hate you in every universe " .
ALT: a man with a beard is saying " i hate you in every universe " .
media.tenor.com
September 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Are there any Physicists in my timeline that might be able to help me?
My son (8) is fascinated with parallel universes and would like to read a book about them...bit I struggle to find any age appropriate ones.
English is not a problem as I would translate...
My son (8) is fascinated with parallel universes and would like to read a book about them...bit I struggle to find any age appropriate ones.
English is not a problem as I would translate...
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Here’s a new link: saco.csic.es/apps/forms/s...
SACO
saco.csic.es
September 10, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Here’s a new link: saco.csic.es/apps/forms/s...
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We have got extra abstracts so we aim at a double session in the TRAC conference! Session 6, 'What do monuments stand for? The materiality of Roman architecture'. Send your abstract to ulla.rajala(a)antiken.su.se by September 15. See www.trac.org.uk/trac-tida-20... #AncientBluesky ⚱️🦋 #Archaeology
TRAC-TiDA 2025
We are pleased to announce that the The 33rd Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference, TRAC-TiDA 2025 will be held between 22nd and 24th October 2025 in an online format through the Gather Town pla…
www.trac.org.uk
September 10, 2025 at 9:16 AM
We have got extra abstracts so we aim at a double session in the TRAC conference! Session 6, 'What do monuments stand for? The materiality of Roman architecture'. Send your abstract to ulla.rajala(a)antiken.su.se by September 15. See www.trac.org.uk/trac-tida-20... #AncientBluesky ⚱️🦋 #Archaeology
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Gestern auf unserer ordentlichen #MV wurden auch Vorstand & Beirat neu gewählt 🎉
Wir gratulieren @martinrenger.bsky.social als wiedergewählten Vorsitzenden & @stefanschreiber.bsky.social als seinen Stellvertreter 💯
Geschäftsführerin ist Sarah Scoppie 🖊️
Im Beirat sind nun...
Wir gratulieren @martinrenger.bsky.social als wiedergewählten Vorsitzenden & @stefanschreiber.bsky.social als seinen Stellvertreter 💯
Geschäftsführerin ist Sarah Scoppie 🖊️
Im Beirat sind nun...
September 10, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Gestern auf unserer ordentlichen #MV wurden auch Vorstand & Beirat neu gewählt 🎉
Wir gratulieren @martinrenger.bsky.social als wiedergewählten Vorsitzenden & @stefanschreiber.bsky.social als seinen Stellvertreter 💯
Geschäftsführerin ist Sarah Scoppie 🖊️
Im Beirat sind nun...
Wir gratulieren @martinrenger.bsky.social als wiedergewählten Vorsitzenden & @stefanschreiber.bsky.social als seinen Stellvertreter 💯
Geschäftsführerin ist Sarah Scoppie 🖊️
Im Beirat sind nun...