In this volume, experts from around the world investigate childhood in the past, showing why it is important to understand childhood, why different cultures con

The past thirty years have seen an explosion of interest in Greek and Roman social history, particularly studies of women and the family. Until recently these s

Real understanding of past societies is not possible without including children, and yet they have been strangely invisible in the archaeological record. Compel

A comprehensive overview, by period and region, of the archaeology of ritual and religion. The coverage is global, and extends from the earliest prehistory to m

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