The social identity of the child during the Early Helladic and the beginning of the Middle Helladic period in the Peloponnese
Publication Date
July 27, 2026
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Tzikas, Alexandros
Abstract
In the course of the Early Helladic and in the beginning of the Middle Helladic period (c. 3100 -1800 BC) communities in the Peloponnese recognised the social importance of a dead child and the role that it may continue to play from beyond the grave, for the benefit of the living. This was achieved by the continuation of the child’s integration to society in the afterlife though the performance of ritual ceremonies. At the same time, though the association of the child burials with the households’ living spaces, community members legitimised their household’s right to occupy their land and achieved status for their family and their social group.
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MRes
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University of Nottingham
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