age differentiation

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In history of Europe: The Bronze Age
…than contracted, and sex and age were not expressed by body position but were reflected through elements such as grave goods or location within the cemetery.
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In history of Europe: Prestige and status
…the Bronze Age, sex and age were the main components organizing the structures of daily life. Outside the Mediterranean area, there were few differences between the size and plan of most of the structures within individual sites, although the sites within a region often were internally ranked in terms of…
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In history of the organization of work: Age, sex, and class
The most obvious division of labour arose from differences in age and sex. The oldest people in the tribe lacked strength and agility to hunt or forage far afield and so performed more-sedentary tasks. The very youngest members of the tribe…
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