Care of Infants in the Past: Bridging evolutionary anthropological and bioarchaeological approaches
The importance of care of infants and children in palaeoanthropological and human behavioural ecological research on the evolution of our species is evident in the diversity of research on human development, alloparental care, and learning and social interaction. There has been a recent surge of int...
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| description | The importance of care of infants and children in palaeoanthropological and human behavioural ecological research on the evolution of our species is evident in the diversity of research on human development, alloparental care, and learning and social interaction. There has been a recent surge of interest in modelling the social implications of care provision for people with serious disabilities in bioarchaeology. However, there is a lack of acknowledgement of infant and child care in bioarchaeology, despite the significant labour and resources that are required, and the implications this has for health outcomes within societies. Drawing on the recent proliferation of studies on infancy and childhood in evolutionary anthropology and bioarchaeology, this paper presents ways the subdisciplines may draw on research developments from each field to advance a more holistic understanding of the evolutionary, social and health significance of infant and children care in the past. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f140b378c77d456fbed8be0da8a57c792023-03-09T12:32:20ZengCambridge University PressEvolutionary Human Sciences2513-843X2020-01-01210.1017/ehs.2020.46Care of Infants in the Past: Bridging evolutionary anthropological and bioarchaeological approachesSiân Halcrow0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6038-7997Ruth Warren1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1320-6433Geoff Kushnick2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9280-0213April Nowell3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1103-2919Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, New ZealandDepartment of Anatomy, University of Otago, New ZealandSchool of Archaeology and Anthropology, Research School of Humanities and the Arts, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University, AustraliaDepartment of Anthropology, University of Victoria, CanadaThe importance of care of infants and children in palaeoanthropological and human behavioural ecological research on the evolution of our species is evident in the diversity of research on human development, alloparental care, and learning and social interaction. There has been a recent surge of interest in modelling the social implications of care provision for people with serious disabilities in bioarchaeology. However, there is a lack of acknowledgement of infant and child care in bioarchaeology, despite the significant labour and resources that are required, and the implications this has for health outcomes within societies. Drawing on the recent proliferation of studies on infancy and childhood in evolutionary anthropology and bioarchaeology, this paper presents ways the subdisciplines may draw on research developments from each field to advance a more holistic understanding of the evolutionary, social and health significance of infant and children care in the past.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2513843X20000468/type/journal_articleInfant carematernal and infant healthbioarchaeology of carehuman evolutionpalaeoanthropology |
| spellingShingle | Siân Halcrow Ruth Warren Geoff Kushnick April Nowell Care of Infants in the Past: Bridging evolutionary anthropological and bioarchaeological approaches Evolutionary Human Sciences Infant care maternal and infant health bioarchaeology of care human evolution palaeoanthropology |
| title | Care of Infants in the Past: Bridging evolutionary anthropological and bioarchaeological approaches |
| title_full | Care of Infants in the Past: Bridging evolutionary anthropological and bioarchaeological approaches |
| title_fullStr | Care of Infants in the Past: Bridging evolutionary anthropological and bioarchaeological approaches |
| title_full_unstemmed | Care of Infants in the Past: Bridging evolutionary anthropological and bioarchaeological approaches |
| title_short | Care of Infants in the Past: Bridging evolutionary anthropological and bioarchaeological approaches |
| title_sort | care of infants in the past bridging evolutionary anthropological and bioarchaeological approaches |
| topic | Infant care maternal and infant health bioarchaeology of care human evolution palaeoanthropology |
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