@misc{Gomułka_Izabela_The_2016,
 author={Gomułka, Izabela},
 volume={51-52},
 copyright={Rights Reserved - Free Access},
 address={Warszawa},
 journal={Archaeologia Polona},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2016},
 publisher={Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of Sciences},
 language={eng},
 abstract={The article is an attempt to determine the attitude towards children in a mediaeval community, basing on selected archaeological sources, first of all toy findings. These sources may undermine the claim that in the Middle Ages there was no awareness of the individuality of a child. In the mediaeval period there was a complete canon of toys. Its durability and usefulness proves the methodical and purposeful selection of toys by the parents. The importance of the child is also stressed by the attempts to provide the children with more valuable and modern toys, such as clay figurines of horses. The analysis of sources on gambling games has revealed that parents tried to protect their children against the destructive nature of games. All of these sources show a picture of a child who is a constant companion for adults and the people around it are its guides},
 type={Text},
 title={The child and childhood in the culture of the Middle Ages, in the light of selected archaeological sources},
 URL={http://www.rcin.org.pl/iae/Content/87104/PDF/WA308_86415_P357_The-child-and-child_I.pdf},
 keywords={Middle Ages, childhood, children, toys, gambling games},
}