Auditory Archaeology: Understanding Sound and Hearing in the PastAuditory archaeology considers the potential contribution of everyday, mundane and unintentional sounds in the past and how these may have been significant to people. Steve Mills explores ways of examining evidence to identify intentionality with respect to the use of sound, drawing on perception psychology as well as soundscape and landscape studies of various kinds. His methodology provides a flexible and widely applicable set of elements that can be adapted for use in a broad range of archaeological and heritage contexts. The outputs of this research form the case studies of the Teleorman River Valley in Romania, Çatalhöyük in Turkey, and West Penwith, a historical site in the UK.This fascinating volume will help archaeologists and others studying human sensory experiences in the past and present. |
Contents
List of Figures | 7 |
List of Tables | 9 |
Preface and Acknowledgments | 11 |
Part One | 15 |
Part Two | 103 |
Appendix 1 Definitions and Technical Details on the
Physical Properties of Sound the
Characteristics of Human Hearing
Acoustics and Technologies ... | 243 |
Appendix 2 Procedures for Primary Data Collection and
Analysis for the Teleorman River Valley
Case Study | 259 |
Appendix 3 Procedures for Recording and Documenting
the Contemporary Sonic Fabric at Çatalhöyük
Including a Written Account of the Contempo... | 263 |
Appendix 4 Procedures for Primary Data Collection and
Analysis for the West Penwith Case Study | 275 |
Notes | 279 |
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About the Author | 324 |
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