Size counts: the miniature archaeology of childhood in Inuit societies
The role and place of children is frequently overlooked in archaeology. Here Robert Park presents an intriguing analysis of the toys of childhood found in Inuit societies in Canada and Greenland, and assesses how such objects inform on the role of children in Arctic societies.
| Published in: | Antiquity |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1998
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00086567 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0003598X00086567 |
| Summary: | The role and place of children is frequently overlooked in archaeology. Here Robert Park presents an intriguing analysis of the toys of childhood found in Inuit societies in Canada and Greenland, and assesses how such objects inform on the role of children in Arctic societies. |
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