The friends of the Terrus museum propose, Monday January 13 at 5:30 p.m., a conference by Vincenzo Celiberti, archaeologist and prehistorian. The image of women in prehistory has long been shaped by clichés. One of the clichés depicts the prehistoric woman confined to domestic tasks and procreation, while man would be the hunter, dominating nature and human groups. Another stereotype is that of the “passive prehistoric woman”, with no initiative or social role other than that of mother and nurturer. Recent studies have shown that women participated in essential tasks such as gathering, tool making, resource management and, in some cases, rituals and social aspects of the groups. Some burial finds also highlight women buried with objects symbolic of power, suggesting that they played a leadership role. These clichés are being demystified, giving rise to a fairer and more precise redefinition of their place and their contributions to society. This allows not only to correct an erroneous vision of the past, but also to recognize the richness and diversity of the roles of each member of these ancient societies. Vincenzo Celiberti, researcher at UPVD, has participated and/or directed several campaigns of excavations and studies of lithic industries abroad, in Africa, Asia, Oceania and in several European countries. He is also a researcher attached to the Italian Institute of Human Paleontology in Rome and the Fundacion instituto de investigacion de Prehistoria y evolucion humana in Lucena, Spain.
