A child is born. The child's world in an archaeological perspective
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Norwegian Archaeological Review
- Vol. 22 (2) , 89-105
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00293652.1989.9965496
Abstract
The child's world has been left out of archaeological research. The subject's main contribution is in the field of social history. Special attention is given to cultural transference. A definition of the child's world together with methodological, historical, and ethno‐cultural aspects is presented. A review is given of Scandinavian research history on the subject. Classification and problems in distinguishing children in the material record are discussed. Archaeology's main obstacle is in its restricted knowledge of the ancient adult world. The study of human osteological material and tests on lithic material is looked upon as promising.Keywords
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