TY - GEN N1 - ill. ; 24 cm N2 - Coffins are one of the material aspects of burial ceremonies of the modern period. Recent years have brought an increased interest of archaeologists in exploring churches and cemeteries. An attempt at defining the features typical of children’s coffins of that period on the basis of the artefacts excavated from three selected sites was made, describing their form, material and decorations. The analyses were conducted in order to understand the similarities and differences in burial ceremonies of children and adults. The source material (coffins) depicts the relations between respective age groups of the studied communities, including the family financial status, preferences and emotions after a child loss. The results of the excavations juxtaposed with the anthropological and historical research have made it possible to outline a more overall picture of the child and its role in the past societies L1 - http://www.rcin.org.pl/Content/87110/PDF/WA308_86425_P357_Child-life-perceived_I.pdf M3 - Text J2 - Archaeologia Polona Vol. 51-52 (2013-2014) PY - 2016 EP - 206 KW - coffin KW - child KW - Szczuczyn KW - Gniew KW - Płonkowo A1 - Majorek, Magdalena PB - Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of Sciences VL - 51-52 CY - Warszawa SP - 197 T1 - Child life perceived through material objects: modern-time children’s coffins from archaeological excavations UR - http://www.rcin.org.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/87110 ER -