Author: Jane Eva Baxter

Jane Eva Baxter is a historical archaeologist and an Associate Professor of Anthropology at DePaul University in Chicago, IL USA. She is the author of numerous books and articles, including The Archaeology of Childhood: Children, Gender, and Material Culture (Alta Mira Press 2005) and the forthcoming book Childhood and Adolescence in the American Experience (University Press of Florida 2016). You can follow her on twitter @janeevabaxter.

Jane Eva Baxter

The Archaeological Study of Children

May, 2015 / By Jane Eva Baxter

As a graduate student at the University of Michigan, I had to write what was called a “preliminary paper.” This […]