{"product_id":"the-social-experience-of-childhood-in-ancient-mesoamerica-paperback-3","title":"The Social Experience of Childhood in Ancient Mesoamerica - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTraci Ardren\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first book to focus on children in ancient Mesoamerica, this vital reference offers a key methodological guide for archaeologists studying children and their roles not only in Mesoamerica but also in ancient societies worldwide. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors examine material evidence, historical records, and iconography, productively criticizing the claim that children are invisible in the archaeological record and elucidating an ancient childhood comprising multiple and complex identities. They explore the methodological and theoretical difficulties created when investigating childhood - a category defined by each culture - in the archaeological record.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSure to appeal widely to New World and Old World archaeologists and anthropologists, \u003ci\u003eThe Social Experience of Childhood in Ancient Mesoamerica\u003c\/i\u003e opens up new avenues of research into the lives of this previously overlooked yet remarkably large population.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors include Traci Ardren, Ximena Chávez Balderas, Billie Follensbee, Byron Hamann, Scott R. Hutson, Rosemary A. Joyce, Stacie M. King, Jeanne Lopiparo, Patricia McAnany, Geoffrey G. McCafferty, Sharisse D. McCafferty, Juan Alberto Román Berrelleza, Rebecca Storey, Rissa M. Trachman, Fred Valdez Jr.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTraci Ardren\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of anthropology at the University of Miami. She has conducted archaeological research at the ancient Maya city of Yaxuna and other cities of Yucatan for over thirty years. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eEveryday Life in the Classic Maya World\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSocial Identities in the Classic Maya Northern Lowlands\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe Social Experience of Childhood in Ancient Mesoamerica\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Maya World.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eScott R. Hutson\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor in anthropology at the University of Kentucky. \n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45776830529733,"sku":"9781607324638","price":64.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/cBZkusYWON9781607324638_2b1711f0-9b77-4e68-948e-5435892a8ffe.webp?v=1770553249","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-social-experience-of-childhood-in-ancient-mesoamerica-paperback-3","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}