5-0875 TRACING CHILDHOOD: BIOARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF EARLY LIVES IN ANTIQUITY

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Saturday, November 19, 2011: 16:00-17:45

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This session would be of particular interest to:
Practicing and Applied Anthropologists, Teachers of Anthropology in Community Colleges, Students

Organizers: John J Crandall (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

Chairs: Jennifer L Thompson PhD (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) and Marta Pilar Alfonso Durruty (University of Pennsylvania)

16:00

Twins In Prehistoric Mainland Southeast Asia: Birth, Death and Personhood

Sian Ellen Halcrow (University of Otago), Nancy Tayles (University of Otago), Raelene Inglis (Independent Researcher) and Charles Higham (University of Otago)

16:15

Tracing Hunter-Gatherer Childhoods In Prehistory: Insights From Punta Teatinos, Chile

Marta Pilar Alfonso Durruty (University of Pennsylvania) and Jennifer L Thompson PhD (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

16:30

Tracing Tiwanaku Childhoods: A Bioarchaeological Study of Age and Identity In Tiwanaku Society

Deborah E Blom (University of Vermont) and Kelly J Knudson (Arizona State University)

16:45

Beyond Victims: Exploring the Meaning of Sacrificed Infants At La Cueva de los Muertos Chiquitos, Durango, Mexico (600-1400 AD)

John J Crandall (University of Nevada, Las Vegas), Jennifer L Thompson PhD (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) and Debra L Martin (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

17:00

The “other” Burials At Torre De Palma: Childhood As Special Death In a Medieval Portuguese Site

Sarah Holt (Ohio State University), Stacey Hallman (University of Western Ontario), Mary Powell (University of Kentucky) and Maia Langley (Museu Nacional de Arqueologia)

17:15

Child Health In Medieval England: The Story So Far

Mary Elizabeth Lewis (University of Reading)

17:30

A Disciplined Childhood: A Social Bioarchaeology of the Subadults of the Spring Street Presbyterian Church

Meredith A.B. Ellis (Syracuse University)

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