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12-13 Nov 2026 Bordeaux (France)
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Session details > Tracing the Living: Circulations, Exchanges, and Mobility of Human and Animal PopulationsSession 1: Tracing the Living: Circulations, Exchanges, and Mobility of Human and Animal Populations Recent advancements in molecular and isotopic bioarchaeological tools have provided the scientific community with diverse means to trace the movements and migrations of past populations, revitalizing interest in these long-standing questions. Indeed, the proliferation and integration of various methodological approaches have enabled a more complex, comprehensive, and multi-scalar examination of these issues, encompassing a wider range of analytical and temporal resolutions. Mobility, a fundamental aspect of both living organisms and human societies, can now be studied across multiple scales: temporary or permanent; individual, familial, or population-wide; exceptional or cyclical; and spanning timeframes from months to millennia. It pertains not only to individuals within a group, population, or society but also to their goods, the networks they operate within, and the animal species—commensal and domestic—that accompany them. The motivations behind such mobility are highly diverse, ranging from the pursuit of new resources to responses to societal or cultural transformations, adaptations to environmental changes, or deliberate expansions into new territories. The presentations in this session will explore studies investigating the nature of movement—whether of individuals or groups (cyclicity, frequency, seasonality)—its potential impact on local populations, and how these movements contribute to our understanding of the functioning of ancient societies. Keywords:
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