The document is an archaeological portfolio for Anna Sokołowska, an archaeologist and illustrator. It includes documentation from excavations she participated in countries such as Poland, Ukraine, Germany and the United Kingdom. It also contains examples of her aerial photographs, archaeological plans, artifacts illustrations, and forensic archaeological photographs and illustrations from projects examining undocumented burial sites of victims of communist regimes between 1944-1956. The portfolio demonstrates Sokołowska's skills in areas such as aerial archaeology, photo interpretation, digital mapping, forensic illustration, and archaeological documentation and illustration.

1. archaeologist, illustrator
Archaeological portfolio
+48 694 556 753
aniasokolowska@wp.pl
Anna Sokołowska

2. by Aerial Archaeology Research Group (Germany, May 2007)
1. Oblique photos taken during Training School in Aerial Archaeology, organised
1. Area north of Luton, Bedfordshire (land for investment), March 2008
Aerial archaeology (pp. 10-16)
II. Archaeological plans (program: AutoCAD Map)
I. Artifacts (technique: ink, pencil)
Documentation from excavations (pp. 4-9)
Table of Contents
I. Photo interpretation and mapping (programs: AirPhoto, AutoCAD Map);
Copyright © Air Photo Services Cambridge (United Kingdom)
II. Aerial photographs (cameras: Canon EOS 400D, Nikon D200;
2. Area of west Cambridgeshire - section (research project commissioned
by Cambridge County Council), April-June 2009
1. Unpublished research material from rescue excavations in Trzek, site no.
10,11,13,14,62 (Greater Poland, Poland); project manager: W. Słota, M.A. (2010)
1. Trzek, site no. 10 (Greater Poland, Poland); project manager: W. Słota, M.A. (2010)
2. Trzek, site no. 67, 68 (Greater Poland, Poland); project manager: W. Słota, M.A. (2010)
2. Unpublished research material from research excavations in Chersonesos
of Taurida (Sevastopol, Ukraine); project manager: A. Biernacki, Ph.D. (2004, 2005)
2. Oblique photos taken during aerial reconnaissance of the area of Cambridgeshire,
organised by Air Photo Services Cambridge (United Kingdom, April 2014)
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programs: Google Earth, Adobe Photoshop)

3. About me (p. 22)
Selected photos and illustrations present the results of exhumations after
preliminary forensic analysis:
Forensic archaeology (pp. 17-21)
1. Prison mass burial. Służew Cemetery (Warsaw, Poland);
project manager: P. Zawadzki, M.A. (July 2014)
2. A single prison burial. Garrison Cemetery (Gdańsk, Poland);
project manager: P. Zawadzki, M.A. (September 2014)
3. Four single prison burials. Garrison Cemetery (Gdańsk, Poland);
project manager: P. Zawadzki, M.A. (September 2014)
Photographic documentation (cameras: Nikon D50, Canon EOS 1D; program:
Adobe Photoshop) and illustrations (original drawings at a scale of 1:10 made
during the field work; technique: pencil) from the forensic and archaeological
research project: Prospection of the unknown burial places of victims of
communist terror in 1944-1956; Copyright © Polish Institute of National
Remembrance.
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4. Documentation from excavations
Artifacts
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7. Documentation from excavations
Archaeological plans
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10. Aerial archaeology
Photo interpretation and mapping
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Aerial archaeology
Aerial photographs

14. Riesenberg near Nobbin, a megalithic tomb. Rugia Island (Germany)
Photo: A. Sokołowska, 03.05.2007
Shipwrecks. Rugia Island (Germany) 54°35’13’’N 13°05’56’’E
Photo: A. Sokołowska, 01.05.2007
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15. Cropmarks - Grahlhof farm (Rugia Island) near Stralsund (54°19’24”N 13°08’49”E)
Photo: A. Sokołowska, 03.05.2007
Aerial panorama of Barth (Mecklenburg, Germany) showing potential and beauty of the region.
Photo: A. Sokołowska, 03.05.2007
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Photo: A. Sokołowska, 16.04.2014
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Iron age enclosure Belsar’s Hill with medieval cultivation inside and outside the ramparts
(Cambridgeshire, UK); as an example of an archaeological site with its well preserved landscape form.
Cropmarks - Creekgall Fen, north of March (Cambridgeshire, UK), showing a Roman track,
enclosures and fields. Photo: A. Sokołowska, 16.04.2014

17. Forensic archaeology
Photographs and illustrations
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Prison mass burial. Unexplored fragments of skeletons are situated under later tombstones; further
exploration was not possible. Warsaw (Poland), Służew Cemetery.
Project manager: P. Zawadzki. Photo and drawings: A. Sokołowska, 08.07.2014

19. Single prison burial of a man, discovered under a thick stratum of rubble and rocks. Gdańsk (Poland),
Garrison Cemetery. Project manager: P. Zawadzki, M.A. Photo and drawings: A. Sokołowska, 15.09.2014
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20. Four single (two female and two male) prison burials. Below: first of female skeletons with multiple
post mortem dislocations of bones. Gdańsk (Poland), Garrison Cemetery.
Project manager: P. Zawadzki. Photo and drawings: A. Sokołowska, 12.09.2014
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21. Female and male skeletons, discovered in the same burial pit. Fragments of leather shoes were
found in the female burial. Below: a second male skeleton. Gdańsk (Poland), Garrison Cemetery.
Project manager: P. Zawadzki. Photo and drawings: A. Sokołowska, 12.09.2014
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22. Anna Sokołowska (M.A.)
Archaeological Photography
Computer programs
• Digital mapping for archaeology (AirPhoto, AutoCAD Map, QGis)
• Digital processing (Adobe Photoshop, Corel DRAW)
• Databases (APhMax, File maker Pro)
I am interested in aerial and landscape archaeology (M.A. thesis in 2008) and their potential in the
forensic research. I was a member of Aerial Archaeology Research Group. At present I participate
in selected aerial archaeology research projects in Poland and UK.
SKILLS AND COMPETENCE
Archaeological Illustration
• Artifact drafting (pottery, glass, metal, bone and other small finds; in black and white or in colour)
• Excavations (archaeological dig site, features, sections, soil stratigraphy etc.)
• Artifacts (for publication)
• Aerial (oblique aerial photography and photo interpretation)
• Forensic (burial and crime sites, human remains, other related features)
Born in 1981; I am an archaeologist (University in Poznań, Poland; graduation in 2008), with a
post-graduate specialisation in forensic archaeology (University of Wrocław, Poland; graduation
in 2013). In 2002 I graduated from the School of Arts in Toruń (Poland), with a diploma of graphic
and illustration artist.
Photo: Ł. Szleszkowski
I worked with the Polish Institute of National Remembrance as a member of an interdisciplinary
research team conducting forensic projects and exhumations. I also participated in the research
and rescue excavations.
• Forensic illustration (complete skeleton, dislocated bones, single and mass graves etc.)
• Architectural drawings, sections of soil stratigraphy and archaeological features
• Graphic reconstructions, plans, schemes
I am able to work independently and as part of a team, meet deadlines and adapt to work in a multi-
cultural environment. I am available for long or short term positions or for freelance jobs worldwide.
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