The Society for the Study of Childhood in the Past is an international, multi-disciplinary society. The Society’s aims are to act as an interdisciplinary forum for the discussion, dissemination and integration of ideas, information and discoveries about children and childhood in the past worldwide, from any chronological period. The society welcomes members and contributions from a broad range of academic disciplines, including archaeology, anthropology, human biology, literary studies, theology, philosophy, sociology, medicine and any other disciplines. The Society hosts an annual international conference, and produces a journal and monograph series.

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