The archaeology of childhood

Annual Review of Anthropology

Volumn 37, Issue , 2008, Pages 159-175

  Baxter, Jane Eva ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Gender; Identity; Material culture

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CHILD; CULTURE; GENDER IDENTITY; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 55349100582     PISSN: 00846570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.anthro.37.081407.085129     Document Type: Article

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