This thoroughly researched study presents a rounded picture of childhood in the past, as revealed by archaeology and supplemented by the historical record.
Ranging widely, both geographically and chronologically, individual chapters examine: how the cherished child was brought up; children's education and the work to which they were put; relationships between parents and children and the rituals of child death; the treatment of children as divinities, in particular the child saints of medieval Europe; the exploitation and abuse of children; the rites of passage to adulthood.
Though written in an engaging, accessible style, this seminal work will be one of essential reference for the researches of future archaeologists.
- ISBN10 0752434624
- ISBN13 9780752434629
- Publish Date 18 August 2005
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 28 May 2024
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint The History Press Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 192
- Language English
- URL http://thehistorypress.co.uk/products/Hide-and-Seek.aspx