The Children of Spring Street The Bioarchaeology of Childhood in a 19th Century Abolitionist Congregation /

• Main Author: Ellis, Meredith A. B. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Bioarchaeology and Social Theory,
• Subjects: Archaeology.; Physical anthropology.; Biological and Physical Anthropology.

This book examines how the shifts in the early 19th century in New York City affected children in particular. Indeed, one could argue that within this context, that "children" and "childhood" came into being. In order to explore this, the skeletal remains of the children buried a...

Table of Contents:

• 1: Introduction
• 2: Sketch of a City
• 3: Hearth and Home: Infants, Birth through 1.5 Years of Age
• 4: Exposures: Toddlers and Younger Children, 1.5-4.5 Years of Age
• 5: Restless Youth: Older Children, 4.5-9.5 Years of Age
• 6: Transitioning: 9.5-14.5 Years of Age
• 7: Deconstructing Childhood. .