Sonia Zakrzewski
@soniaz.bsky.social
FSA Professor of Bioarchaeology at @unisouthampton.bsky.social, biological anthropology, archaeology, paleopathology... Archaeological dead bodies, identity, disability. Ancient Egypt, medieval Spain, Saxons in England.
A piano and bookshelves with lots of books. Some were of archaeology, others were coffee table tomes, and some were distinctly dubious!
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
A piano and bookshelves with lots of books. Some were of archaeology, others were coffee table tomes, and some were distinctly dubious!
Oh and an eastern European icon that we managed to bring out of Poland and has been in the family for several generations (not sure original country of origin)
November 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Oh and an eastern European icon that we managed to bring out of Poland and has been in the family for several generations (not sure original country of origin)
Paintings and other artwork purchased on travels. Decorated plates, especially Polish wooden ones and Armenian decorated plates from Israel. And prints of historical buildings, especially of Durham cathedral.
November 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Paintings and other artwork purchased on travels. Decorated plates, especially Polish wooden ones and Armenian decorated plates from Israel. And prints of historical buildings, especially of Durham cathedral.
Or support staff. Cutting support places more and more of that onto already overburdened academic staff...
November 10, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Or support staff. Cutting support places more and more of that onto already overburdened academic staff...
Tell me about it! It feels like playing a very high stakes game where you don't know the rules or how many players there are.
I am so sorry.
I am so sorry.
November 10, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Tell me about it! It feels like playing a very high stakes game where you don't know the rules or how many players there are.
I am so sorry.
I am so sorry.
As a parent, I loved those badges and how they are easy to get now as they saved me SHEDLOADS in entry fees to places! And that lasts till they are 16. So highly recommend the BP webpage to get one!
November 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
As a parent, I loved those badges and how they are easy to get now as they saved me SHEDLOADS in entry fees to places! And that lasts till they are 16. So highly recommend the BP webpage to get one!
The resulting loss of modern languages in so many schools is awful.
November 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The resulting loss of modern languages in so many schools is awful.
My kids would LOVE to be Polish and have Polish (EU) passports, but sadly despite their Dziadek (they use the Polish word for Grandpa for him) they cannot... and are stuck. But maybe she thinks we are English anyway as we all have pale skin? & only part of family was Jewish. How much matters to her?
November 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
My kids would LOVE to be Polish and have Polish (EU) passports, but sadly despite their Dziadek (they use the Polish word for Grandpa for him) they cannot... and are stuck. But maybe she thinks we are English anyway as we all have pale skin? & only part of family was Jewish. How much matters to her?
Why only for 4 months?
November 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Why only for 4 months?
Or even How the World made the West! What a spectacular typo! Apologies @josephinequinn.bsky.social !
November 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Or even How the World made the West! What a spectacular typo! Apologies @josephinequinn.bsky.social !