Employing Psychoacoustics in Sensory Archaeology: Developments at the Ancient Sanctuary of Zeus on Mount Lykaion [PDF]
, 2023 Psychoacoustics offers a promising, subject-centred approach in unlocking the sonic experience of past built spaces. Its tools and metrics offer tempting responses to an essential challenge of sensory archaeology practice: the rendition of individual ...
Jordan, P.
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Archaeoacoustic analysis of Kanda Hill in Macedonia
Proceedings in Advanced Research in Scientific Areas, 2015 Archaeoacoustic and Electromagnetic research of ancient sites is becoming an established discipline. SB Research Group (SBRG) have been developing a new methodology over the last five years using a practical archaeoacoustic standard (SBSA), which helps to explain certain phenomena which are commonly found at “sacred sites”.
Debertolis, Paolo +4 more
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Rock Imagery and Acoustics at the White River Narrows (WRN), Lincoln County, Nevada
ArtsThis study explores the archaeoacoustics of rock imagery at Site 26LN211, the northernmost petroglyph site in the White River Narrows (WRN) Archaeological District, Nevada, USA.
Margarita Díaz-Andreu +4 more
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Sonic Heritage of Medieval Bells from the Valdres Region of Norway
HeritageBells have long been a defining feature of Christian culture, shaping the soundscapes of medieval Europe. This article examines the sonic heritage of active medieval bells in the Valdres region of Norway.
Zorana Đorđević +2 more
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Measurements of Acoustical Parameters in the Ancient Open-Air Theatre of Tyndaris (Sicily, Italy)
Applied Sciences, 2020 The emerging field of archaeoacoustics is attracting increasing research attention from scholars of different disciplines: the investigation of the acoustic features of ancient open-air theatres is possibly one of its main themes.
Arianna Astolfi +3 more
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Healing aspects identified by archaeoacoustic techniques in Slovenia [PDF]
Online Scientific Conference, 2016 Over the years, SB research group has carried out investigations at two Romans archaeological sites with thermal baths; in Serbia in 2013 and more recently the Laško area in Slovenia. In both cases we found the positioning of the Roman baths is to be much more than a purely random act, because in both sites all the equipment used detected deep ...
DEBERTOLIS, PAOLO, Gullà, Daniele
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An Acoustic Reconstruction of Sistine Chapel in Rome at the Time of Leo X: The Role of Tapestries
HeritageThe Sistine Chapel, originally designed to accommodate papal ceremonies, featured a system for hanging tapestries that ensured they were deployed according to the liturgical calendar.
Francesco Martellotta, Lisa Pon
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Acoustic measurements and digital image processing suggest a link between sound rituals and sacred sites in northern Finland [PDF]
, 2017 In northern Finland, near the canyon lakes of Julma-Ölkky, Somerjärvi and Rotkojärvi, steep rock cliffs produce distinctive acoustic spaces. On these cliffs, prehistoric rock paintings (5200 to 1000 BC) as well as an ancient Sámi offering site (circa ...
Lahelma, Antti +4 more
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Churches Acoustics as Intangible Cultural Heritage: Experimental and Numerical Characterization of the Temple of San Biagio [PDF]
, 2023 The acoustic properties of churches are, to date, as much a cultural asset as their architectural features. The study, understanding and conservation of acoustic phenomena that characterize liturgical spaces, to date, make use of new technologies and ...
Lops, C +4 more
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Sounds of the blue daemon: A new aural study of the Etruscan Tomba dei Demoni Azzurri, 450–420 BCE [PDF]
, 2023 The archaeological record of ancient Etruria suggests that different sounds were significant across sacred and secular settings. This is represented in everything from surviving musical instruments to vibrant images of musical performance and religious ...
Ortoleva, Jacqueline K.
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