(Re)construction, (Re)evaluation, or (Re)interpretation of the Past: What Happens When thePast Meets with the Present?

Abstract

The image of the ancient past represents just a fragment. When we stand in front of such an image, we are standing in front of time. This text reflects the possibilities of aesthetic evaluation of ancient artifacts with the emphasis on the contextual perception of received phenomena. The defining conceptof context is based on Jan Mukařovsky’s approach. The aim of the paper is also to present aesthetic interpretation as a regular method of verifying prehistoric artifacts.

Keywords

• context
• archaeo-context
• evaluation of the past
• aesthetic interpretation
• possible worlds