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How Did Ancient Humans Use The Acoustics Of Spaces Like Caves?
- Researchers investigate archaeoacoustics to determine how ancient sound shaped rituals and daily life in caves and rock art sites.
- The team compares rock art sites with non-rock art sites to see patterns in reverberation and speech or music clarity.
- The Isturitz and Hollenfels bone flutes illustrate early musical expression and the role of acoustic space in performance.
- Researchers record cave acoustics with swept sine waves to capture a spectrum of frequencies for authentic simulations.
- In Malta's tomb, a 30-second reverberation reveals how such spaces might have amplified voices and rituals.
- Experts suggest caves and tombs served as places to connect with ancestors and other planes of existence through sound.
- The researchers emphasize that acoustics were not universal; different cultures used sound in varied ways.
- The team uses modern technology to recreate ancient sounds and explore emotional responses to spaces.
- Archaeologists include Margarita Díaz-Andreu and Rupert Till in a collaborative effort to quantify sound’s past.
- The work connects prehistoric listening experiences with present-day musical and cultural heritage.
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