The Children of Spring Street
The Bioarchaeology of Childhood in a 19th Century Abolitionist Congregation
1st Edition
Published on 28. July 2018
XIII, 143 pages
978-3-319-92687-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines how the shifts in the early 19
th
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 at the small, local, yet politically radical Spring Street Presbyterian Church are detailed. Population level analyses are combined with individual biological profiles from sorted burials and individual stories combed from burial records and archival data.
What emerges are life histories of children-of infants, toddlers, younger children, older children, and adolescents-during this time of transition in New York City. When combined with historical data, these life histories, for instance, tell us about what it was like to grow up in this changing time in New York CityMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
XIII, 143 p. 27 illus., 22 illus. in color.
File size
3,08 MB
ISBN-13
978-3-319-92687-2 (9783319926872)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-92687-2
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Meredith A. B. Ellis
The Children of Spring Street
The Bioarchaeology of Childhood in a 19th Century Abolitionist Congregation
Book
08/2018
Springer
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Person
Meredith A.B. Ellis
holds a PhD in Anthropology from Syracuse University. She also holds Master's Degrees in Anthropology and English Language and Literature. She is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Florida Atlantic University. Her research interests include social bioarchaeology, the bioarchaeology of childhood, the 19th century United States, and health and inequality. She has worked on the Spring Street Presbyterian Church collection, the China Gulch faunal collection, and the Donner Party Alder Creek Campsite collection.
Content
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.
