Exploring archaeological interpretations: reinforcing stereotypes or deconstructing social constructs? Insights from hunter-gatherer societies at Czech paleolithic sites

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Exploring archaeological interpretations: reinforcing stereotypes or deconstructing social constructs? Insights from hunter-gatherer societies at Czech paleolithic sites

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

In recent decades, Western society has faced the redefinition of gender roles, with some fearing that the deconstruction of traditional social norms would lead to the loss of the ‘good old (patriarchal) world’ based on a binary concept of biological sexes merging with gender and their rigid social roles. Challenging stereotypes is part of a reflexive approach applied in various social science disciplines today, emphasising not the replacement of one stereotype with another, but rather a focus on constant openness to different perspectives and understanding their contextuality. Gender archaeology has shown that, despite the use of the precise methods of the natural sciences in archaeology, our reconstructions of past societies have been unconsciously shaped by the social patterns of contemporary society. This contribution deals with mapping interpretations of the social structures of hunter-gatherer cultures and their visual presentations, with particular reference to archaeological research in the Czech Republic, and explores the social impact and responsibility of archaeology in shaping current social norms. Archaeology demonstrates that it is possible to reconstruct gender arrangements more freely and that patriarchy is a product of historical evolution rather than grounded in biology.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Exploring archaeological interpretations: reinforcing stereotypes or deconstructing social constructs? Insights from hunter-gatherer societies at Czech paleolithic sites

Popis výsledku anglicky

In recent decades, Western society has faced the redefinition of gender roles, with some fearing that the deconstruction of traditional social norms would lead to the loss of the ‘good old (patriarchal) world’ based on a binary concept of biological sexes merging with gender and their rigid social roles. Challenging stereotypes is part of a reflexive approach applied in various social science disciplines today, emphasising not the replacement of one stereotype with another, but rather a focus on constant openness to different perspectives and understanding their contextuality. Gender archaeology has shown that, despite the use of the precise methods of the natural sciences in archaeology, our reconstructions of past societies have been unconsciously shaped by the social patterns of contemporary society. This contribution deals with mapping interpretations of the social structures of hunter-gatherer cultures and their visual presentations, with particular reference to archaeological research in the Czech Republic, and explores the social impact and responsibility of archaeology in shaping current social norms. Archaeology demonstrates that it is possible to reconstruct gender arrangements more freely and that patriarchy is a product of historical evolution rather than grounded in biology.

Druh

O - Ostatní výsledky

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60102 - Archaeology

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů