Si les hommes préhistoriques n'existaient pas, il faudrait les inventer
Prehistoric people are popular and appear in numerous contexts. Analyses of such recourse are most revealing. They demonstrate social functions of prehistory which are linked to western traditions of thought after which the “beginnings” serve as a point of reference for the “natural” or “original” –...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fra |
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Editions de la Maison des Sciences de l'Homme
2008-09-01
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| Series: | Les Nouvelles de l’Archéologie |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/nda/522 |
| Summary: | Prehistoric people are popular and appear in numerous contexts. Analyses of such recourse are most revealing. They demonstrate social functions of prehistory which are linked to western traditions of thought after which the “beginnings” serve as a point of reference for the “natural” or “original” – and, therefore, for what is “right”. As a consequence, prehistory plays an important role in the construction of identities by offering both orientation and solutions to overcome the crises of our times. These functions form a part of the historical and cultural implications of archaeological investigations which have to be considered in order to avoid introducing modern-day concepts into scientific research. |
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| ISSN: | 0242-7702 2425-1941 |