Ancient Caribbean children helped with grocery shopping in AD 400. Researchers have long thought that snail and clam shells found at Caribbean archaeological sites were evidence of 'starvation food' eaten in times when other resources were lacking. Now, a study suggests these shells may be evidence of children helping with the grocery shopping -- AD 400 style. Source 3j.
I guess this is what children have to do in order to get food to survive, and the rest of the family is no different. Intriguing enough according to the article archeologists mention how children are hardly spotted yet they have an important role in history.