Siân Halcrow
@ancientchildren.bsky.social
Bioarchaeologist http://childhoodbioarchaeology.org | http://facebook.com/childhoodanth/ | Co-Editor of Bioarchaeology International. Mother.
British Academy Global Professor at Durham University and Professor at University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka
British Academy Global Professor at Durham University and Professor at University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka
Pinned
Forgotten histories: what fetal and baby remains tell us about inequality in medical collections
Our new analysis of the skeletal remains and records of babies in a NZ museum collection shows they were largely born to unmarried mothers or lower-class families.
theconversation.com
Read about our recent research just published. Forgotten histories: what fetal and baby remains tell us about inequality in medical collections theconversation.com/forgotten-hi... via
@ConversationEDU
@ConversationEDU
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....
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...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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....
Full article: A Possible Case of Infantile Cortical Hyperostosis from Middle Byzantine Aphrodisias, Türkiye www.tandfonline.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...
www.tandfonline.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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 - Zorrilla‐Revilla - 2025 - American Journal of Biological Anthropology onlinelibrary.wiley.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.....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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
November 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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 - Jensz - 2020 - Gender & History - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Miscarriage and Coping in the Mid‐Nineteenth Century: Private Notes from Distant Places
Click on the article title to read more.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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...
Reposted by Siân Halcrow
We welcome you — and indeed encourage all our members — to join our Sub-Groups and our Board of Trustees💀
babao.org.uk/about/our-pe...
babao.org.uk/about/our-pe...
September 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
We welcome you — and indeed encourage all our members — to join our Sub-Groups and our Board of Trustees💀
babao.org.uk/about/our-pe...
babao.org.uk/about/our-pe...
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
www.youtube.com/watch?v=McCj...
Video has been produced and is based on the research by Professor Nadja Reissland, Durham University
www.youtube.com/watch?v=McCj...
Your Unborn Baby and You
YouTube video by Brazelton Centre UK
www.youtube.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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
www.youtube.com/watch?v=McCj...
Video has been produced and is based on the research by Professor Nadja Reissland, Durham University
www.youtube.com/watch?v=McCj...
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
bmrecruit.ciphr-irecruit.com//templates/C...
bmrecruit.ciphr-irecruit.com//templates/C...
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
bmrecruit.ciphr-irecruit.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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
bmrecruit.ciphr-irecruit.com//templates/C...
bmrecruit.ciphr-irecruit.com//templates/C...
When women researchers publish, media attention doesn’t always follow | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
When women researchers publish, media attention doesn’t always follow
Men-led papers receive more media coverage than women’s, new study finds
www.science.org
October 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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 - Salahuddin - 2025 - American Journal of Biological Anthropology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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/...
The Invisible Evidence of Birth: Evaluating the Relationship Between Pelvic Shape and Parity with a Pelvic Pattern Index www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
The Invisible Evidence of Birth: Evaluating the Relationship Between Pelvic Shape and Parity with a Pelvic Pattern Index
It is well known that parity indirectly and directly affects the human skeleton through biomechanical strain during pregnancy, birth, lactation, and sexual steroid hormone expression. Pelvic features ...
www.researchsquare.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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 - Yim - 2025 - American Journal of Biological Anthropology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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....
Reposted by Siân Halcrow
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’ 👩🏿🦱⛓️⚖️
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’ 👩🏿🦱⛓️⚖️
September 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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’ 👩🏿🦱⛓️⚖️
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’ - www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
Visiting New Zealand professor to study Britain’s ‘skeletons in the closet’ - Durham University
www.durham.ac.uk
September 19, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Visiting New Zealand professor to study Britain’s ‘skeletons in the closet’ - www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
Reposted by Siân Halcrow
Archaeologists may have found the world's oldest mummies: 10,000 years ago, groups smoke-dried their ancestors to preserve them. 🧪🏺
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.
www.livescience.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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 - Klostermann - 2025 - American Journal of Biological Anthropology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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....
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/...
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 ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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/...
