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New partnership to showcase Māori treasure in Aotearoa New Zealand - Durham University

New partnership to showcase Māori treasure in Aotearoa New Zealand - www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...

Small Adults or Big Kids?: Exploring Archaeological and Bioarcheological Approaches to Adolescence | Berghahn Books url:https://www.berghahnbooks.com/title/AverySmall

News - Hunter-Gatherer Childcare Studied - Archaeology Magazine CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND—According to a statement released by the University of Cambridge, evolutionary anthropologist Nikhil Chaudhary […]

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Were there female gladiators in ancient Rome? Rome is famous for its gladiators, but were any of these fighters women?

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Precious People: Indigenous Medical-Spiritual Relations in the Archaeology of Maya Childhood Previous studies of bodily ornaments from burial contexts have often fixated on notions of wealth, social inequality, and prestige. Although such considerations are often pertinent, our work provid...

Precious People: Indigenous Medical-Spiritual Relations in the Archaeology of Maya Childhood: Childhood in the Past www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The Anatomical Basis of Skeletal Robusticity in Sex Estimation: Testing the Relationships Between Soft Tissue and Enthesis Size Objectives In skeletal sex estimation, some morphological methods assume relationships between soft tissue (muscle/ligament) size, skeletal robusticity (enthesis size), and sexual dimorphism, where .....

The Anatomical Basis of Skeletal Robusticity in Sex Estimation: Testing the Relationships Between Soft Tissue and Enthesis Size - De La Paz - 2025 - American Journal of Biological Anthropology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Exploring the Relationship Between Mandibular Morphology, Dental Eruption, and Chronological Age in Modern Human Juveniles Through Geometric Morphometrics Objective This study investigated how mandibular morphological shape and dental eruption patterns reflect chronological age in modern human juveniles, using geometric morphometrics. The aim was to a...

Exploring the Relationship Between Mandibular Morphology, Dental Eruption, and Chronological Age in Modern Human Juveniles Through Geometric Morphometrics - Chakraborty - 2025 - American Journal of Biological Anthropology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

A Possible Case of Infantile Cortical Hyperostosis from Middle Byzantine Aphrodisias, Türkiye This study presents a possible case of infantile cortical hyperostosis (ICH) in a 2.5–3.5-year-old individual from a twelth century Middle Byzantine burial context from Aphrodisias, Türkiye. ICH, a...

Full article: A Possible Case of Infantile Cortical Hyperostosis from Middle Byzantine Aphrodisias, Türkiye www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Morphological Influences and Energetic Walking Flexibility in Determining Preferred vs. Optimal Speeds: An Evolutionary Human Ecology Perspective on Children and Adolescents Objectives Locomotion is fundamental to the survival of our species. The most comfortable walking speed may be the most efficient for allocating conserved energy for other functions. However, whethe.....

Morphological Influences and Energetic Walking Flexibility in Determining Preferred vs. Optimal Speeds: An Evolutionary Human Ecology Perspective on Children and Adolescents - Zorrilla‐Revilla - 2025 - American Journal of Biological Anthropology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Privileges of Birth: Constellations of Care, Myth, and Race in South Africa | Berghahn Books url:https://www.berghahnbooks.com/title/RogersonPrivileges

Miscarriage and Coping in the Mid‐Nineteenth Century: Private Notes from Distant Places Click on the article title to read more.

Miscarriage and Coping in the Mid‐Nineteenth Century: Private Notes from Distant Places - Jensz - 2020 - Gender & History - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The Population Problem: Biological Anthropology and the Many Definitions of a Population - Van Arsdale - 2025 - American Journal of Biological Anthropology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Displaying Human Remains in Dutch Museums Human remains present in museum collections in the Netherlands were primarily collected during the colonial period. Over centuries of collecting, displaying, and researching, human remains have been c...

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YouTube video by Brazelton Centre UK Your Unborn Baby and You

If you have ever wondered what the unborn baby does all day (or night) then this video gives you a glimpse into their life.

Video has been produced and is based on the research by Professor Nadja Reissland, Durham University

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Project Curator: Hidden Stories of Childhood Greece and Rome; Egypt and Sudan Full-time: 41 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break) Fixed term for 12 months £36,396 per annum Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 17 October 2025

British Museum Role: Project Curator: Hidden Stories of Childhood, Closing date: 17th October, Project Curator to undertake research and make publicly accessible the life stage of childhood via the Museum’s collections

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When women researchers publish, media attention doesn’t always follow Men-led papers receive more media coverage than women’s, new study finds

When women researchers publish, media attention doesn’t always follow | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Exploring Early Childhood Diet, Stress, Trophic Position and Dietary Protein Quality Using Amino Acid Nitrogen Isotope Compositions of Fingernail Keratin Objectives Evaluate the effectiveness of compound-specific nitrogen isotope analysis of amino acids (CSIA-AA) in reconstructing early childhood diets and detecting episodes of stress. Examine (1) pr...

Exploring Early Childhood Diet, Stress, Trophic Position and Dietary Protein Quality Using Amino Acid Nitrogen Isotope Compositions of Fingernail Keratin - Salahuddin - 2025 - American Journal of Biological Anthropology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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The Invisible Evidence of Birth: Evaluating the Relationship Between Pelvic Shape and Parity with a Pelvic Pattern Index www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...

Incorporating Evolutionary Theory Into Forensic Anthropology Methods and Practice: A Proof‐of‐Concept Study Using Skeletal Sex Estimation This study shows measurements in the DSP2 sex-estimation method cluster into integrated modules. Selecting one measurement per module preserves accuracy while reducing redundancy, demonstrating the v...

Incorporating Evolutionary Theory Into Forensic Anthropology Methods and Practice: A Proof‐of‐Concept Study Using Skeletal Sex Estimation - Yim - 2025 - American Journal of Biological Anthropology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

KEYNOTE 2

To round off Day 2 of #BABAO2025, we have our second Keynote Lecture:

Linda Mbeki discusses their research on ‘From bones to ancestors: Embodiment, structural violence, and social justice’ 👩🏿‍🦱⛓️⚖️

Visiting New Zealand professor to study Britain’s ‘skeletons in the closet’ - Durham University

Visiting New Zealand professor to study Britain’s ‘skeletons in the closet’ - www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...

World's oldest mummies were smoke-dried 10,000 years ago in China and Southeast Asia, researchers find The world's oldest evidence for purposeful human mummification comes from Southeast Asia, where people smoke-dried their ancestors' corpses 10,000 years ago.

Archaeologists may have found the world's oldest mummies: 10,000 years ago, groups smoke-dried their ancestors to preserve them. 🧪🏺

Bioarcheological Perspectives on the Timing of Adolescence in Rural Avar‐Age Austria, 7th–9th Centuries ce Objectives This study provides insights into adolescent development during the early medieval period in Austria and offers a point of comparison of the timing of sexual maturation relative to the Im...

Bioarcheological Perspectives on the Timing of Adolescence in Rural Avar‐Age Austria, 7th–9th Centuries ce - Klostermann - 2025 - American Journal of Biological Anthropology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Skeletons in the closet: The moral dilemma facing museums and medical schools The NZ anthropologist facing a 'colossal job' to tackle the colonial bone trade legacy.

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Revealing Developmental Transitions in Perinatal and Infant Individuals Through Microanatomical Analysis Objectives Identifying signs of birth in perinatal human remains of past populations is challenging due to the lack of direct markers of this event on bones. This research aims to identify distinct ...

Revealing Developmental Transitions in Perinatal and Infant Individuals Through Microanatomical Analysis - Moreno - 2025 - American Journal of Human Biology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...