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Interdisciplinary society promoting all aspects of the study of childhood in the past ➡️ sscip.org.uk 📝Submit to our associated peer-reviewed journal sscip.org.uk/journal

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Caroline Partiot @carolinepartiot.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
😀I’m really excited that our paper on the #Byzantine #infantburial from the Odeion of the #Artemision in #Ephesos, published last week with @lillizabrana.bsky.social @sscipchildhood.bsky.social, is being highlighted by @killgrove.bsky.social in Live Science! www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
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1,200-year-old infant burial found near famous Temple of Artemis in Turkey contains twins — one with an unusual extra rib
The two infants buried in the same Byzantine-era grave may have been twins who died around the time of birth.
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Caroline Partiot @carolinepartiot.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
😀Pleased to share our article "Peace in Unexpected Places: The Middle #Byzantine Burial of Two Perinates, Possibly Twins, in a Latrine Canal of the Odeion in the Artemision of #Ephesos" with @lillizabrana.bsky.social #ChildhoodinthePast @sscipchildhood.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
a. Location of the city of Ephesos in western Türkiye, © OeAI-OeAW / B. Danthine; 
b. Location of the Artemision and the Odeion in relation to the ancient city © OeAI-OeAW / 
B. Danthine and C. Partiot; c. View of the north façade of the Odeion © OeAI-OeAW / L. Zabrana; 
d. Plan of the Odeion in relation to the Artemision, © OeAI-OeAW / L. Zabrana. Zenithal view of the burial with drawing of the remains and archaeothanatological obser
vations. Scale: 10 cm. © OeAW-OeAI / C. Partiot.
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Raquel Liceras-Garrido explores the experiences and agency of infants and children in Iron Age Iberia
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Some more pics from the @sscipchildhood.bsky.social conference in Oulu last week
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Group photo from the @sscipchildhood.bsky.social conference in Oulu last week ... thanks to everyone who participated and made it a huge success (and apologies to anyone cut out of the photo!) #SSCIP2026
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Congratulations to @lindavilumets.bsky.social who won the student podium prize at the @sscipchildhood.bsky.social conference in Oulu 🥳 #SSCIP2026
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Prof. April Nowell announced that the 19th @sscipchildhood.bsky.social conference will take place in Victoria, Canada next June - we hope you can join us! #SSCIP2027
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Mathilde Vestergaard Meyer @mathildevm.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Spent most of the past week in Oulu, Finland, meeting with fellow childhood enthusiasts at the annual @sscipchildhood.bsky.social conference. A pleasure, as always! 👏🏻
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Last but not least, Povilas Blaževičius explores food and food waste as toys and their role in play @sscipchildhood.bsky.social #SSCIP2026
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
From the Palaeolithic to the Neolithic ... Lidija Balj looks at miniature objects and children in the Neolithic Vinča culture @sscipchildhood.bsky.social #SSCIP2026
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Back into the deep past with Mathilde Vestergaard Meyer who explores the role of children in Palaeolithic flint knapping @sscipchildhood.bsky.social #SSCIP2026
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Drawing on written and oral stories, Jurga Jonutyte now explores childhood experiences in 20th century Lithuania @sscipchildhood.bsky.social #SSCIP2026
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Timo Ylimanu explores what it was like for children growing up near the River Kemi, Finland in the 20th century @sscipchildhood.bsky.social #SSCIP2026
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
After a tasty lunch, we are now back with Marisa Kuusisto who explores a criminal case of infanticide in 18th century Finland @sscipchildhood.bsky.social #SSCIP2026
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Ending this morning's session is Nora Schuurman who explores childhood memories of everyday encounters with animals in post-war Finland @sscipchildhood.bsky.social #SSCIP2026
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Chiara Tesi explores mother-infant relations in Medieval and Post-Medieval Italy @sscipchildhood.bsky.social #SSCIP2026
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
From Greece to Estonia...now Linda Vilumets discusses her study into non-adult coffins from post-medieval Estonia @sscipchildhood.bsky.social #SSCIP2026
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Back after tea with Holly Winch who explores children's social worlds in early Greece @sscipchildhood.bsky.social #SSCIP2026
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Marieke Ivarsson-Aalders takes us to Viking Age Gotland and explores what the bioarchaeological evidence can tell us about VA children @sscipchildhood.bsky.social
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
What did adolescents get up to in the Palaeolithic? April Nowell explores this topic in her talk @sscipchildhood.bsky.social
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
A murder mystery with Simon Mays starts today's session @sscipchildhood.bsky.social #SSCIP2026
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Javier Salcines-Montaña @salcines-montana.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Enjoying the fantastic Annual Conference of the @sscipchildhood.bsky.social in Oulu (Finland), with lots of inspiring talks! 💀 Today, I had the oportunity to share some thoughts on the ethical challenges that we face as researchers working with infant human remains.
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
What is joy? Ramunė Bleizgienė explores the meaning(s) of joy in children's textbooks from Lithuania @sscipchildhood.bsky.social
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Now Soni Soni explores child orphans and orphanages in Colonial India @sscipchildhood.bsky.social
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Back after tea with Essi Kurki who is exploring children and disability in 20th century Finland @sscipchildhood.bsky.social
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Bianca Preda-Bǎlǎnica considers double (adult/child) burials in Yamna funerary practices @sscipchildhood.bsky.social
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Back after a tasty lunch, now with Marina Lourenço talking about a post-medieval necropolis in Lisbon @sscipchildhood.bsky.social
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Javier Salcines-Montaña explores emotional and ethical considerations of working with the remains of infants @sscipchildhood.bsky.social
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Now to medieval Sweden with Emelie Jonsson who is exploring evidence for non-adult health and disease @sscipchildhood.bsky.social
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Lots of great posters here at @sscipchildhood.bsky.social conference #SSCIP2026 - each author gets the opportunity to present a brief summary of their work to the audience at the start of the poster session
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Concluding the first set of talks @sscipchildhood.bsky.social is Sarah Baitzel exploring children's "family making" in the Andes
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Csilla Libor now explores status, sorrow and grief in medieval and post-medieval Hungary @sscipchildhood.bsky.social
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Our journal Editor, Prof Eileen Murphy, now presents on the dead child in medieval Ireland @sscipchildhood.bsky.social #SSCIP2026
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
And we're off ... Sanna Lipkin, organiser of this year's annual @sscipchildhood.bsky.social conference here in Oulu welcomes everyone to the event.
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
This time next week I'll be in Oulu, Finland for the annual @sscipchildhood.bsky.social conference. Really looking forward to the great line up of talks and catching up with everyone. Let me know if you're going!
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Uuden ajan alun tutkimuksen verkosto @uudenajanalku.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Rekisteröityminen @sscipchildhood.bsky.social konferenssiin "Children, Emotions, and Relations". aukeaa maaliskuussa. Esityksissä käsitellään lapsuuden, tunteiden ja sosiaalisten suhteiden yhteyksiä eri aikakausina. Konferenssi järjestetään 10.–12.6.2026 @oulu.fi. www.oulu.fi/en/events/ch...
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The Society for the Study of Childhood in the Past @sscipchildhood.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Uncovering Childhood in the Roman Army: A Perinatal Burial from the Roman Castrum of the Legio VI in León, Spain 🏛️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Video on our Facebook: www.facebook.com/share/v/19vN... #archaeology #bioarchaeology #history #ancientrome
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Come to Oulu, Finland this summer for the annual conference of @sscipchildhood.bsky.social - CFP now open
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The Society for the Study of Childhood in the Past @sscipchildhood.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION OPEN FOR SSCIP 2026 📣 www.oulu.fi/en/events/ch...
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Rosie 🌻🍉 @justalittleroo.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
🇫🇮 The 18th Annual @sscipchildhood.bsky.social Conference will be held at the University of Oulu, Linnanmaa, Finland 📅 Wednesday, June 10th to Friday, June 12th, 2026 📣The theme for the conference will be Children, Emotions, and Relations ABSTRACT DEADLINE: 15.2.26 www.oulu.fi/en/events/ch...
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
We announced the winner of this year's student presentation prize: Javier Salcines-Montana! Congratulations Javier on your fascinating talk about emotion and infant burial in the Bronze Age and Iron Age Iberia @sscipchildhood.bsky.social
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
We are delighted to announce that next year @sscipchildhood.bsky.social conference takes us to Oulu, Finland (June 10th-12th) where we will be hosted by Sanna Lipkin and colleagues
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Kayt Hawkins @kayth.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Connecting with people doing amazing & important (usually voluntarily) work aimed at making archaeology safer for all has been such an incredibly inspiring process. Hugest thanks to @archaeocobb.bsky.social & also to all contributors! Out soon www.archaeopress.com/Archaeopress...
Discount book flyer for Documenting Activism, Creating Change, Archaeology and the legacy of MeToo. Code 006120.
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Siân Halcrow @ancientchildren.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Medieval skeletons reveal the lasting damage of childhood malnutrition – new study theconversation.com/medieval-ske...
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Medieval skeletons reveal the lasting damage of childhood malnutrition – new study
Medieval teeth reveal how childhood hunger echoes through generations.
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Mathilde Vestergaard Meyer @mathildevm.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Just because the last session has wrapped, it doesn’t mean that #SSCIP2025 is over. We still have a workshop on isotopes led by Julia Beaumont and Corinne Feuillatre @sscipchildhood.bsky.social @aiasdk.bsky.social @au.dk
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Mathilde Vestergaard Meyer @mathildevm.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Final session of the #SSCIP2025 is happening now 👍🏻 @sscipchildhood.bsky.social @aiasdk.bsky.social @au.dk
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Mathilde Vestergaard Meyer @mathildevm.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
We’re back for session 5 at the #SSCIP2025. This time the topic is life, and Selene Rodríguez Caraballo is speaking live from the Canary Islands ☀️ @sscipchildhood.bsky.social @aiasdk.bsky.social @au.dk
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Katie A. Hemer @katieahemer.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Today's fascinating and sobering keynote by @kalexand.bsky.social @sscipchildhood.bsky.social
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Mathilde Vestergaard Meyer @mathildevm.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
The second keynote of the #SSCIP2025 is live. @kalexand.bsky.social is going to talk about the history of childhood and polycrisis. Very excited 👏🏻 @sscipchildhood.bsky.social @aiasdk.bsky.social @au.dk
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Creighton Avery @creightonavery.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Kicking off day 2 of @sscipchildhood.bsky.social conference with discussions of death (followed quickly by a session on life, don't worry)
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