Finding Children Without Toys: The Archaeology of Children at Shabbona Grove, Illinois

摘要: The idea that children's activities may be seen through traditionally adult material culture is rarely explored in archaeological analyses. This paper advocates a more nuanced interpretation of assemblages datasets highlights children and their activities. Discussions the record are often restricted to attributed specifically them, such as toys clothing. Archaeological research conducted Shabbona Grove, rural Illinois, USA, revealed concentration non-child-specific artefacts, context which suggests deliberate collection or curation by latter part twentieth century. was diverse included artefacts ceramics, glassware, machinery metal Grove study illustrates potential identifying actions without child-specific culture. At this site, recovered excavation less informative ab...