In search of Thule children : miniature playthings as a means of socializing children

• Main Author: Hardenberg, Mariane
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Memorial University of Newfoundland 2009
• Subjects: Greenland; Wollaston; Wollaston Forland; Thule; Thule culture; Wollaston forland
• Online Access: https://research.library.mun.ca/8798/; https://research.library.mun.ca/8798/1/Hardenberg_Mariane.pdf

During the last decade, the study of the individual and the transmission of knowledge and learning have become an essential concern in prehistoric archaeology. However, the child, as an individual agent who participates in the entirety of social contexts, is often absent or passive in prehistoric connection. The archaeology of children contributes to make children more visible by examining the child's world through the study of the archaeological correlates of their activities. This thesis presents the assessment of child-related playthings of the Thule culture from the pre-contact period by examining miniatures, toys and games from Inuarfigssuaq settlement, Northwest Greenland, and playhouse structures from the region of Wollaston Forland, Northeast Greenland.