Paleolithic children come of age
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ANTHROPOLOGY COLLOQUIUM SERIES
Paleolithic children come of age
Dr. April Nowell: Professor, Department of Anthropology, UVic
Monday, November 2nd, 2026
11:30 am – 12:45 pm
COR B235
Studying children in the deep past presents Paleolithic archaeologists with unique challenges relative to scientists researching this topic in other periods. While all archaeologists grapple with the vagaries of the differential preservation of subadults, the situation is exacerbated for those of us working in Deep Time. Other challenges specific to the Paleolithic include the use of children as holotypes, the choice of human or non-human models for the pace of ontological growth and development, the difficulties of defining what it means to be human in the Paleolithic and the necessity of moving between ethological and ethnographic frameworks. Taking a retrospective look at how the archaeology of childhood has come of age, I discuss the problems and prospects of studying children in Deep Time. I argue that the youngest members of our oldest societies are key to understanding (and communicating) the human story.
EVERYONE WELCOME
Paleolithic children come of age
Dr. April Nowell: Professor, Department of Anthropology, UVic
Monday, November 2nd, 2026
11:30 am – 12:45 pm
COR B235
Studying children in the deep past presents Paleolithic archaeologists with unique challenges relative to scientists researching this topic in other periods. While all archaeologists grapple with the vagaries of the differential preservation of subadults, the situation is exacerbated for those of us working in Deep Time. Other challenges specific to the Paleolithic include the use of children as holotypes, the choice of human or non-human models for the pace of ontological growth and development, the difficulties of defining what it means to be human in the Paleolithic and the necessity of moving between ethological and ethnographic frameworks. Taking a retrospective look at how the archaeology of childhood has come of age, I discuss the problems and prospects of studying children in Deep Time. I argue that the youngest members of our oldest societies are key to understanding (and communicating) the human story.
EVERYONE WELCOME
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