XVth UISPP Congress in Lisbon, September 4-9, 2006

Workshop 26 Babies Reborn: infant/children burials in prehistory

Organizers: Krum Bacvarov (Institute of Archaeology and Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, krum_bacvarov@sofianet.net) and Tatiana Mishina (Archaeological Institute at the Russian Academy of Sciences, tnmishina@mail.ru).

As distinct age groups, babies and children have their special place in the archaeological record. The examination of the manifold manifestations of their presence in prehistoric contexts would attract scholarly attention with approaches varying from purely archaeological and bioarchaeological analyses of burial contexts through chronology observations to interpretations and reconstructions of ritual and symbolic systems. Cross-cultural comparisons and parallels as well as the multidisciplinarity of these considerations would contribute to a more complete picture of the social and ritual structures in prehistory.

The aim of this workshop is to bring together prehistorians working on problems related to infant/children burials in various parts of the world. Presenters are encouraged to share knowledge, data and analytical results on infant/children burials as well as on their multidisciplinary interpretation. Papers providing methodological and theoretical insights pertinent to these issues are also welcomed.

Information on the workshop as well as registration forms can be found at: http://www.uispp.ipt.pt