The Social Experience of Childhood in Ancient Mesoamerica

Traci Ardren editor Scott R Hutson editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:University Press of Colorado

Published:1st Mar '06

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The first book to focus on children in ancient Mesoamerica, this vital reference offers a key methodological guide for archaeologists studying children and their roles not only in Mesoamerica, but also in ancient societies worldwide. Contributors examine material evidence, historical records, and iconography, productively criticising the claim that children are invisible in the archaeological record and elucidating an ancient childhood comprising multiple and complex identities. They explore the methodological and theoretical difficulties created when investigating childhood -- a category defined by each culture -- in the archaeological record. Sure to appeal widely to New World and Old World archaeologists and anthropologists, The Social Experience of Childhood in Ancient Mesoamerica will open up new avenues of research into the lives of this previously overlooked yet remarkably large population.

ISBN: 9780870818271

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 607g

331 pages