Children, Play, and Learning Tasks: From North African Clay Toys to Neolithic Figurines

IF 1.8 0 ARCHAEOLOGY

Ethnoarchaeology Pub Date : 2020-01-02 DOI:10.1080/19442890.2020.1734281

Argyris Fassoulas, J. Rossie, H. Procopiou

引用次数: 7

Abstract

ABSTRACT Long-term ethnographic research in the region of Tiznit in Morocco enabled us to reconstruct the different stages of manufacture of children's clay toys, from the selection of the raw material to shaping, firing, use and discard. Making toys and playing with them are two inseparable activities, essential for learning everyday tasks. From this perspective, we consider Neolithic figurines and clay utensils and their potential role in children's playful learning, addressing often neglected assumptions. This ethnoarchaeological approach, rather than suggesting a utilitarian equivalency between form and function, helps us to consider the importance of play and playfulness in the development of know-how, a sense of mastery, and a savoir vivre.

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儿童、游戏和学习任务:从北非粘土玩具到新石器时代的小雕像

在摩洛哥Tiznit地区进行的长期人种学研究使我们能够重建儿童粘土玩具制造的不同阶段，从原材料的选择到成型，烧制，使用和丢弃。制作玩具和玩玩具是两个不可分割的活动，对学习日常任务至关重要。从这个角度来看，我们考虑新石器时代的雕像和粘土器皿及其在儿童游戏学习中的潜在作用，解决经常被忽视的假设。这种民族考古学的方法，而不是在形式和功能之间提出功利主义的等同，帮助我们考虑游戏和游戏性在技术，掌握感和生活经验的发展中的重要性。

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Ethnoarchaeology ARCHAEOLOGY-

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期刊介绍： Ethnoarchaeology, a cross-cultural peer-reviewed journal, focuses on the present position, impact of, and future prospects of ethnoarchaeological and experimental studies approaches to anthropological research. The primary goal of this journal is to provide practitioners with an intellectual platform to showcase and appraise current research and theoretical and methodological directions for the 21st century. Although there has been an exponential increase in ethnoarchaeological and experimental research in the past thirty years, there is little that unifies or defines our subdiscipline. Ethnoarchaeology addresses this need, exploring what distinguishes ethnoarchaeological and experimental approaches, what methods connect practitioners, and what unique suite of research attributes we contribute to the better understanding of the human condition. In addition to research articles, the journal publishes book and other media reviews, periodic theme issues, and position statements by noted scholars.