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A child is born. The child's world in an archaeological perspective

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ID6094741
AuthorsGrete Lillehammer (Stavanger Museum, corresponding author)
Year1989
Volume22
Issue2
Pages89-105
Publication date1989-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueNorwegian Archaeological Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0029-3652 • E-ISSN: 1502-7678
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00293652.1989.9965496
OpenAlexW1983346784
LanguageEN
Citations received150
References cited8

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

Archaeological record · Archaeology · Art · Field (mathematics) · Material culture · Obstacle · Osteology · Perspective (graphical) · Sociology · Subject (documents) · Visual arts · Anthropology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Historical and Archaeological Studies · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History

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