Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
7444063 Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 2018 7 Pages PDF
Abstract
This paper proposes an analysis of fingernail impression dimensions to identify evidence of childhood interaction on pottery artifacts. Through a study involving 38 participants divided into four age categories, a comparative database has been developed to evaluate fingernail impressions on 21 fragmented learner vessels from the 15th century CE Late Woodland Keffer village in Ontario. A series of ANOVA statistics indicate that the fingernail impression dimensions found on Keffer vessels are statistically equal to data collected from child and juvenile categories. This approach provides a fundamental material constraint to aid in identifying children's actions and broader questions of childhood identity and agency.
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