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Stone Age Soundtracks : The Acoustic Archaeology of Ancient Sites by Paul Devereux (2002, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPavilion Books
ISBN-10184333447X
ISBN-139781843334477
eBay Product ID (ePID)24038390857
Product Key Features
Book TitleStone Age Soundtracks : the Acoustic Archaeology of Ancient Sites
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicArchaeology, Ancient / General, History / Prehistoric & Primitive, General, History / Ancient & Classical, Acoustics & Sound
Publication Year2002
IllustratorYes
GenreBody, Mind & Spirit, Architecture, Technology & Engineering, Social Science, History
AuthorPaul Devereux
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight9.5 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2002-421922
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal930.1
SynopsisOur Stone Age ancestors sang and played instruments, and ascribed magical qualities to many sounds. Exciting research-known as acoustic archaeology-has reconstructed this vanished aspect, and this new knowledge exposes both the origins of music and a lost world where echoes were considered spirit voices. Travel from chambered mounds in Ireland to French paleolithic caves, and listen to the past once more., When we walk through ancient monuments, the silence strikes us: we simply cannot imagine what those who lived millennia before would have heard. But, to our Stone Age ancestors, dwelling in a quieter time, sound mattered much more than it does today. They had an acute awareness of rhythm and resonance, sang and played musical instruments, and ascribed magical qualities to many sounds. Exciting research--known as acoustic archaeology--has reconstructed this vanished aspect of long ago, allowing us to "hear" it again. Computer modeling and sophisticated equipment have calculated frequencies and timbres, demonstrating that stone-built chambers, sanctuaries, and even caves were deliberately constructed to enhance ritual sounds. This new knowledge both exposes the origins of music and reveals a lost world where echoes were seen as the voices of the spirits. Travel from chambered mounds in Ireland to French and Spanish Paleolithic caves to Mayan temples in Central America, and listen to the past once more., A study of the vital role played by the sounds and reverberations of locations chosen or built thousands of years ago by our acoustically-aware ancestors, for intoning prayers, making prophecies and chanting.
LC Classification NumberGN790.D49 2001
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