Childhood in the Past

The Society for the Study of Childhood in the Past, in conjunction with Oxbow Books, publishes this recent international journal, Childhood in the Past. This journal provides a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary, international forum for the publication of research into all aspects of children and childhood in the past, which transcends conventional intellectual, disciplinary, geographical and chronological boundaries. The editor welcomes offers of papers from any field of study which can further knowledge and understanding of the nature and experience of childhood in the past. Contents include: Natural History in the Periodical Literature of Victorian Working Class Boys (Chris Banham); Children in a Changing Social Landscape: A Case Study from the American Southwest (Katherine Kamp); Saving Childhood in Everyday Objects (Elee Woods); Hearth and Home: The Burial of Infants within Romano-British Domestic Contexts (Alison Moore); Review paper: Breastfeeding and weaning behaviour in archaeological populations - evidence from the isotopic analysis of skeletal materials (Mandy Jay).