Children, play, and learning tasks: from North African Clay Toys to Neolithic figurines

Argyris Fassoulas; Jean Pierre Rossie; Haris Procopiou

doi:10.1080/19442890.2020.1734281

Children, play, and learning tasks: from North African Clay Toys to Neolithic figurines

Argyris Fassoulas^*
, Jean Pierre Rossie
, Haris Procopiou

^*Autor correspondente para este trabalho

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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.

Idioma original	English
Páginas (de-até)	36-62
Número de páginas	27
Revista	Ethnoarchaeology
Volume	12
Número de emissão	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/19442890.2020.1734281
Estado da publicação	Publicado - 2 jan. 2020

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Children, play, and learning tasks: from North African Clay Toys to Neolithic figurines

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