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 ..
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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
Siân Ellen Halcrow is a New Zealand academic in the field of biological anthropology, specialising in infant and child health and disease in the past. She is a professor in the department of anatomy at the University of Otago. .. more
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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.
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Adjusting the Aperture: Decolonizing Time in Studies of Human Behavior and Evolution
Biological anthropology has long positioned foraging and often pastoralist populations as the most appropriate referent communities for the rigorous study of human behavior and evolution. With this, ...
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Adjusting the Aperture: Decolonizing Time in Studies of Human Behavior and Evolution - Nelson - 2026 - American Journal of Biological Anthropology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Field Methods for Investigating Onset and Progression of Middle Childhood Physical, Hormonal, Cognitive and Social Development - Helfrecht - 2025 - American Journal of Human Biology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Parents don’t need to try harder – to ease parenting stress, forget self-reliance and look for ways to share the care
A paradigm shift toward more social support is in order. It may sound countercultural, but really it’s a return to how people have raised children for thousands of years.
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Parents don’t need to try harder – to ease parenting stress, forget self-reliance and look for ways to share the care
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Evolved birth physiology meets modern birth practice: Sustained effects of planned cesarean delivery on child hair cortisol in Brazil | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Cradled by architecture: infancy and delayed personhood in Neolithic Anatolia and the Balkans
Children, especially infants, are integral to human communities, but how they are perceived varies across societies. This study examines infancy at the late seventh millennium Neolithic sites of Ba...
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Full article: Cradled by architecture: infancy and delayed personhood in Neolithic Anatolia and the Balkans www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Continued Metacarpal Cortical Bone Growth in Mid to Late Adolescence: A Longitudinal Study of Cortical Bone Acquisition in a Documented Sample of 16‐ to 20‐Year‐Olds
Cortical bone of the second and third metacarpals continues to grow in thickness in the years immediately following epiphyseal fusion.
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Continued Metacarpal Cortical Bone Growth in Mid to Late Adolescence: A Longitudinal Study of Cortical Bone Acquisition in a Documented Sample of 16‐ to 20‐Year‐Olds - Schneider - 2025 - American Journal of Biological Anthropology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
References: Life and Death During Childhood in Late Holocene Hunter-Gatherers from the Lower Paraná Wetlands (Argentina)
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References: Life and Death During Childhood in Late Holocene Hunter-Gatherers from the Lower Paraná Wetlands (Argentina) www.tandfonline.com/doi/ref/10.1...
Siân Halcrow
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· Dec 11
New partnership to showcase Māori treasure in Aotearoa New Zealand - Durham University
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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
Siân Halcrow
@ancientchildren.bsky.social
· Nov 16
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...
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Precious People: Indigenous Medical-Spiritual Relations in the Archaeology of Maya Childhood: Childhood in the Past www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Siân Halcrow
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· Nov 15
The Anatomical Basis of Skeletal Robusticity in Sex Estimation: Testing the Relationships Between Soft Tissue and Enthesis Size
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In skeletal sex estimation, some morphological methods assume relationships between soft tissue (muscle/ligament) size, skeletal robusticity (enthesis size), and sexual dimorphism, where .....
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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/...
Siân Halcrow
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· Nov 13
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...
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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....
Siân Halcrow
@ancientchildren.bsky.social
· Nov 12
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...
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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
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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.....
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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
Siân Halcrow
@ancientchildren.bsky.social
· Oct 31
Miscarriage and Coping in the Mid‐Nineteenth Century: Private Notes from Distant Places
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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/...
Siân Halcrow
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· Oct 24
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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...
Siân Halcrow
@ancientchildren.bsky.social
· Oct 19
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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Siân Halcrow
@ancientchildren.bsky.social
· Oct 14
Your Unborn Baby and You
YouTube video by Brazelton Centre UK
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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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Video has been produced and is based on the research by Professor Nadja Reissland, Durham University
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Siân Halcrow
@ancientchildren.bsky.social
· Oct 13
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
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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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Siân Halcrow
@ancientchildren.bsky.social
· Oct 13
When women researchers publish, media attention doesn’t always follow
Men-led papers receive more media coverage than women’s, new study finds
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When women researchers publish, media attention doesn’t always follow | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Siân Halcrow
@ancientchildren.bsky.social
· Oct 11
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...
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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/...
Siân Halcrow
@ancientchildren.bsky.social
· Oct 10
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 ...
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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...
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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....
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