Analysis of child burials at Cabeço da Amoreira highlights diverse Mesolithic funerary practices and offers new perspectives on social and cultural dynamics during the hunter-gatherer to farmer transition. doi.org/g92zmr

For #FossilFriday: Meet CAM 2023-7, a Mesolithic child buried ~8,000 years ago in Portugal. Their burial is one of the most elaborate ever found in the Muge shell mounds. What made it so special? 🐚🧵 #Mesolithic #Funerary #Paleoanthropology www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

How did Europe’s last hunter-gatherer-fisher communities bury their dead? New excavations at the #Mesolithic site of Cabeço da Amoreira (Portugal) uncover 3 non-adult burials, shedding light on funerary practices, childhood, and life 8,000 years ago. 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New article out! 🦴 The Non-Adult Burials of Cabeço da Amoreira, Muge (Portugal): Recent Discoveries and New Insights into Mesolithic Funerary Practices! 🔗 Read here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #archaeology #Mesolithic #bioarchaeology

New article out! 🦴 The Non-Adult Burials of Cabeço da Amoreira, Muge (Portugal): Recent Discoveries and New Insights into Mesolithic Funerary Practices! 🔗 Read here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #archaeology #Mesolithic #bioarchaeology

#FossilFriday Qafzeh 9 skull. Right side of the frontal bone with notable bone changes above the orbital region. From Coutinho-Nogueira, Coqueugniot & Tillier (2025)

Dorothy Garrod (1892-1968) who led excavations at Tabun, Skhul and in Gibraltar was Cambridge's first female professor. Born #OTD in 1892.

Is Qafzeh 9 a good representative of the Qafzeh site fossils and early Anatomically Modern Humans? Short answer: NO onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #SundayScience

Is Qafzeh 9 a good representative of the Qafzeh site fossils and early Anatomically Modern Humans? Short answer: NO onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #SundayScience

I’m happy to share my latest article, just published in the American Journal of Biological Anthropology 💀 "Understanding the Origin of Superficial Bone Changes in Qafzeh 9 Skull: Contribution of Three-Dimensional Imaging" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

🚨 Just updated my website with my latest publication! Check it out here: danycoutinhonogueira.weebly.com/publications... 📝📚 #Academicbluesky #Research

Last week, I contributed to two new publications! 📚 Check out the second paper: "Imaging diagnosis of probable osteomyelitis in a 9-month-old infant from prehistoric Brazil: A brief history of healthcare in ancient times" 👉 doi.org/10.24215/185... #Paleopathology #Archaeology

I’m happy to share my latest article, just published in the American Journal of Biological Anthropology 💀 "Understanding the Origin of Superficial Bone Changes in Qafzeh 9 Skull: Contribution of Three-Dimensional Imaging" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

🦴 Did you know that the Qafzeh fossils display a lot of pathologies? Trauma, bone tumors, growth-related disorders, infectious diseases, oral pathologies, and more! #FossilFriday Check out the details here: journals.openedition.org/paleorient/8... 👇 #Paleoanthropology

🦴 Did you know that the Qafzeh fossils display a lot of pathologies? Trauma, bone tumors, growth-related disorders, infectious diseases, oral pathologies, and more! #FossilFriday Check out the details here: journals.openedition.org/paleorient/8... 👇 #Paleoanthropology

Skhul Cave is one of the most significant Middle Paleolithic sites in the Levant. But do you know how many human fossils were found there? 🤔 #FossilFriday fig. Skull of Skhul I (McCown and Keith, 1939)

O estudo está publicado no Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology e disponível em link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Skhul Cave is one of the most significant Middle Paleolithic sites in the Levant. But do you know how many human fossils were found there? 🤔 #FossilFriday fig. Skull of Skhul I (McCown and Keith, 1939)

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New publication on probable facial piercings ("labrets") in the Mid Upper Paleolithic of Central Europe. Really happy to finally see this in print: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

🔍 Qafzeh is one of the most famous Levantine sites, renowned for its Middle Paleolithic human remains. But did you know it also contains fossils associated with the Upper Paleolithic? Let’s uncover this lesser-known story! #FossilFriday 🧵👇 Figure: Qafzeh 1 skull

Excited to share that my article "Inner ear modifications in Dar-es-Soltane II H5 (Morocco): A case of labyrinthitis ossificans," earned an Honorable Mention for Best Article by a Young Researcher from the Portuguese Association of Anthropologists! 📝 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Excited to share that my article "Inner ear modifications in Dar-es-Soltane II H5 (Morocco): A case of labyrinthitis ossificans," earned an Honorable Mention for Best Article by a Young Researcher from the Portuguese Association of Anthropologists! 📝 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🔍 Qafzeh is one of the most famous Levantine sites, renowned for its Middle Paleolithic human remains. But did you know it also contains fossils associated with the Upper Paleolithic? Let’s uncover this lesser-known story! #FossilFriday 🧵👇 Figure: Qafzeh 1 skull

Did you know that Misliya is one of the oldest Homo sapiens fossils found outside Africa, dating back around 177,000-194,000 years! 🌍🦷 #FossilFriday #HumanEvolution (Hershkovitz et al. 2018)

Did you know about the Middle Paleolithic burial found in Egypt near Qena? 🦴 At Taramsa Hill, archaeologists uncovered the skeletal remains of a young child dating back 55,000 years! 🌍✨ #FossilFriday

🚀 2024 has been a rollercoaster of successes, challenges, and a few disappointments. Through it all, it’s been a year of growth, resilience, and valuable lessons. Overall, it’s been a good year, and I’ll carry forward some great takeaways. Here’s a thread to sum it all up: 👇

Did you know about the Middle Paleolithic burial found in Egypt near Qena? 🦴 At Taramsa Hill, archaeologists uncovered the skeletal remains of a young child dating back 55,000 years! 🌍✨ #FossilFriday

💡 Did you know debates about the taxonomic attribution of Tabun C2 are still ongoing? 🦴 This mandible displays a fascinating mosaic of archaic and modern traits. Is it an early modern human, a Neanderthal, or something more complex? 🤔 #FossilFriday

And also the president of the Society, Katie A. Hemer #SSCIP2024

Time for the conclusive remarks by Antony Colombo #SSCIP2024

It’s already the last communication of the congress Maya B. Krause presents the results of her investigation on Childhood in the Wari Empire #SSCIP2024

Abubacar Fofana León is currently talking about his research on medecine, enslavement, and the trade in enslaved « Mozambiques » #SSCIP2024

Kristin De Lucia from Colgate University, presenting a communication about children’s burials and structural violence in Colonial Mexico #SSCIP2024

Linda Vilumets from the University of Tartu is talking about her study on children from garrison hospital cemetery in Tallinn #SSCIP2024

Alejandra C. Ordóñez from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria presents her research on the children from the first European settlement in the Canary Islands

Juliana de Mello Moraes from the Regional University of Blumenau is talking about her work on the education and functions of children during the Portuguese colonization of South America #SSCIP2024

Julia Estivals from the University of Bordeaux is on stage to talk about enamel hypomineralisations in children #SSCIP2024

Isabelle Souquet, presents now on the funerary practices of Catholic and Protestant populations in 18th century in La Rochelle #SSCIP2024

Back after the lunch break with a presentation of Elizabeth Peacock, Emma Maltin and Stina Tegnhed. They present their research on coffined foetal burials in Sweden #SSCIP2024

Time for the keynote lecture of Joëlle Provasi from the École Pratique des Hautes Études. The influence of the maternal environment on foetal learning #SSCIP2024

Coffee break at #SSCIP2024 perfect to discuss science, make new friends, and eat some local specialties like cannelés

Now on stage Corinne Feuillatre, also from the University of Bradford is presenting on breastfeeding in past populations and modern obesity epidemic #SSCIP2024

Julia Beaumont from the University of Bradford is presenting on what modern sibling studies tells us about weaning behaviour #SSCIP2024

Time for Marina Lourenço from the University of Coimbra to present the results of her investigation on São Domingos Convent and early life survival challenges in modern Lisbon #SSCIP2024

Mona Le Luyer is currently presenting her research on baby teeth as biomarkers of childhood growth #SSCIP2024

Second day beginning with Olga Nechyparenka with the communication about histological analysis of dental stress markers 🦷 #SSCIP2024

Time for the dinner of the conference #SSCIP2024

Last (but not least) communication of the day, Marta Licata from the University of Insubria is talking about her research on the discoveries in Santa Maria Maggiore in Vercelli #SSCIP2024

Csilla Libor from the Hungarian National Museum presents her work on child burials from the Avar Period