For long archaeologists have been perplexed that the excavated data are usually interpreted from an adult male perspective. The literature locating this and the concomitant rise of gendered archaeology thrives (Conkey and Spector 1984, Conkey and Gero 1999, Conkey 2005). However, in addition to andocentric biases in archaeology, there is also a tendency to overlook the evidence related with children that who are omnipresent, in all cultures. As this is true in the Indian context also, in this paper we shall suggest that terracotta objects provide an invaluable category of archaeological material for considering the archaeology of childhood.

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童年考古学：重新探访Mohenjodaro Terracotta

长期以来，考古学家一直困惑于挖掘的数据通常是从成年男性的角度来解释的。定位这一点并伴随着性别考古学兴旺发展的文献（Conkey and Spector 1984，Conkey and Gero 1999，Conkey 2005）。但是，除了考古学上的偏心偏见之外，在所有文化中，还有一种趋势倾向于忽视与无所不在的儿童有关的证据。由于在印度语环境中也是这样，因此在本文中，我们将建议使用兵马俑为考虑童年的考古学提供宝贵的考古材料。