Ages and Abilities : The Stages of Childhood and their Social Recognition in Prehistoric Europe and Beyond

Ages and Abilities explores social responses to childhood stages from the late Neolithic to Classical Antiquity in Central Europe and the Mediterranean and includes cross-cultural comparison to expand the theoretical and methodological framework. By comparing osteological and archaeological evidence...

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Other Authors: Rebay-Salisbury, Katharina (Editor), Pany-Kucera, Doris (Editor)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Archaeopress Publishing 2020
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