The Archaeology of Childhood: Children, Gender, and Material Culture

The Archaeology of Childhood: Children, Gender, and Material Culture
ISBN-10
0759115036
ISBN-13
9780759115033
Series
The Archaeology of Childhood
Category
History
Pages
160
Language
English
Published
2005-01-18
Publisher
Rowman Altamira
Author
Jane Eva Baxter

Description

The study of children and childhood in historical and prehistoric life is an overlooked area of study that Jane Baxter addresses in this brief book. Her timely contribution stresses the importance of studying children as active participants in past cultures, instead of regarding them mainly for their effect on adult life. Using the critical concepts of gender and socialization, she develops new theoretical and methodological approaches for the archaeological study of this large but invisible population. Baxter presents examples from the analysis of toys, miniatures, and other objects traditionally associated with children, from the gendered distribution of activity space, from the remains of children-as-apprentices, and from mortuary evidence. Baxter's work will aid archaeologists bring a more nuanced understanding of children's role in the historical and archaeological record.

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