Endnote 5 – Children in the Ancient Near East
Of the 58 sites and 443 individual infant and child burials I examined, the notable exception comes in the Early Bronze Age II–III period (3050–2300 B.C.E.), for which there is a dearth of mortuary remains for infants, children, and adults alike. The Middle Bronze Age II (1700–1550 B.C.E.), on the other hand, includes the most child and infant burials.