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"Care-giving is an activity that has been practiced by all human societies. From the earliest societies through to the present, all humans have faced choices regarding how people in positions of dependency are to be treated. As such, care-giving, and the form it takes, is a central experience of being a human and one that is culturally mediated. Archaeology has tended to marginalise the study of care, and debates surrounding our ability to recognise it within the archaeological record have often remained implicit rather than a focus of discussion. These 12 papers examine the topic of care in past societies and specifically how we might recognise the provision of care in archaeological contexts and to open up an inter-disciplinary conversation, including historical, bioarchaeological, faunal and philosophical perspectives. The topic of 'care' is examined through three different strands: the provision of care throughout the life course, namely that provided to the youngest and oldest members of a society; care-giving and attitudes towards impairment and disability in prehistoric and historic contexts, and the role of animals as both recipients of care and as tools for its provision"--Publisher description.

Social archaeology. --- Archaeology and history. --- Caregivers --- Caring --- Child care --- Older people --- People with disabilities --- Animal welfare --- Abuse of animals --- Animal cruelty --- Animals --- Animals, Cruelty to --- Animals, Protection of --- Animals, Treatment of --- Cruelty to animals --- Humane treatment of animals --- Kindness to animals --- Mistreatment of animals --- Neglect of animals --- Prevention of cruelty to animals --- Protection of animals --- Treatment of animals --- Welfare, Animal --- Cripples --- Disabled --- Disabled people --- Disabled persons --- Handicapped --- Handicapped people --- Individuals with disabilities --- People with physical disabilities --- Persons with disabilities --- Physically challenged people --- Physically disabled people --- Physically handicapped --- Persons --- Disabilities --- Sociology of disability --- Aged --- Aging people --- Elderly people --- Old people --- Older adults --- Older persons --- Senior citizens --- Seniors (Older people) --- Age groups --- Gerontocracy --- Gerontology --- Old age --- Care of children --- Childcare --- Children --- Conduct of life --- Empathy --- Helping behavior --- Care givers --- Carers --- Family caregivers --- Home health caregivers --- Informal caregivers --- Volunteers --- Historical archaeology --- History and archaeology --- History --- Archaeology --- History. --- Social aspects --- Care --- Abuse of --- Care and hygiene --- Methodology --- Social archaeology --- Archaeology and history --- Patient Care --- Child Care --- Disabled Persons --- Socioeconomic Factors --- Archeology --- Bioarchaeology --- Elderly --- Geriatrics --- Longevity --- Social aspects&delete& --- Care&delete& --- history