ABSTRACT In France, during the Neolithic period (5700–2100 BC), several cultural groups have been identified. In the Early Neolithic, burials were simple and gathered in small groups. This was followed by monumentalization and collectivization during the Middle Neolithic, before becoming exclusive at the end of the Neolithic. The aim of this research is to focus on children within these various contexts in terms of funerary practices, age distribution and burial location (either adjacent to domestic structures or within strictly funerary contexts). Proposals for division by age classes of a social nature for each Neolithic period and for the large regional areas distinguished within France are also advanced. We then observe two main issues considering the exclusion of some age classes and the unique case of collective burial sites.

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谁是法国新石器时代的“孩子”？

摘要在法国，在新石器时代（公元前 5700-2100 年），已经确定了几个文化群体。在新石器时代早期，墓葬简单，成群结队。随后是新石器时代中期的纪念碑化和集体化，然后在新石器时代末期成为专属。本研究的目的是在丧葬习俗、年龄分布和埋葬地点（靠近家庭结构或严格的葬礼环境）方面关注这些不同背景下的儿童。还提出了按每个新石器时代和法国境内区分的大区域地区的社会性质的年龄等级划分的建议。然后，考虑到排除某些年龄等级和集体墓地的独特情况，我们观察到两个主要问题。