Inspired by the study ‘Children as Learners and Producers in Ancient Greece’ by Susan Langdon, we (Laura and Ellen) have been exploring underrepresented voices in Ancient Greece. With a focus on child producers, we have been studying the ways in which these voices can be identified within the archaeological record and within our archaeology collection. … Continue reading “Child Potters in Ancient Greece: Final Thoughts and Reflections”
Author: Ellen Durbin and Laura Sharp
Child Potters in Ancient Greece: Evidence in the CAHA Museum
Last week we visited CAHA’s archaeology museum to study the miniature votive objects. We assessed the votives using Langdon’s methodologies, as discussed further in Blog 4, in the hopes of identifying the work of inexperienced craftspeople, and even the work of children. Here we present the results of our analysis of the key items … Continue reading “Child Potters in Ancient Greece: Evidence in the CAHA Museum”
Child Potters in Ancient Greece: Votive Offerings
What are votive offerings? Votive offerings were an important religious practice in Ancient Greece that dated to as early as the 8th Century BC. The offerings were commonly left at sanctuaries and places of religious significance, and were dedicated to “express thanks to a deity or as payment in advance for anticipated help” (Renger 2016). … Continue reading “Child Potters in Ancient Greece: Votive Offerings”
Child Potters in Ancient Greece: Identifying Child Potters
Over the past three weeks, we have been exploring the topics of silenced voices in the archaeological record, as well as evidence of children in the workplace. With this in mind, the aim of this week’s blog is to demonstrate how we can put this knowledge into practise. Through the analysis of the core piece … Continue reading “Child Potters in Ancient Greece: Identifying Child Potters”
Child Potters in Ancient Greece: Child Labour
Childhood is an understudied subject within ancient Greek academia. Much of this is due to the kinds of material preserved in the archaeological record. The lives of ordinary Greek children would have primarily existed within the “domestic realm”, a usually poorly preserved and under-excavated aspect of archaeology (Langdon 2013: 172). Our understanding of the children … Continue reading “Child Potters in Ancient Greece: Child Labour”
Child Potters in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten People of the Ancient World
Despite there being hundreds of years of academia focusing on ancient Greece, it is undeniable that there are still marginalised voices that need to be made heard. It is the goal of many historians now to seek out these forgotten people and ensure their lives are part of the picture we’re painting about ancient Greece. … Continue reading “Child Potters in Ancient Greece: The Forgotten People of the Ancient World”
Child Potters in Ancient Greece: Introductions and Project Aims
Who are we, and what is the project? We are Ellen and Laura, a team of two students within the Department of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology at UoB. Under the supervision of Dr Maeve McHugh, each week we shall be taking you through a journey of our research into the world of child potters … Continue reading “Child Potters in Ancient Greece: Introductions and Project Aims”