PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS AND COGNITIVE CONSIDERATIONS OF THE ACOUSTICAL RESONANCES OF SELECTED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES

Authors
DEVEREUX P JAHN RG
Citation
P. Devereux et Rg. Jahn, PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS AND COGNITIVE CONSIDERATIONS OF THE ACOUSTICAL RESONANCES OF SELECTED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES, Antiquity, 70(269), 1996, pp. 665-666
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Archaeology,Archaeology
Journal title
Antiquity → ACNP
ISSN journal
0003598X
Volume
70
Issue
269
Year of publication
1996
Pages
665 - 666
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-598X(1996)70:269<665:PIACCO>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Enclosed prehistoric spaces can have fine echoes. The Hypogeum, celebr ated underground ossuary of Neolithic Malta, is the most resonant plac e to chant a rhythmic 'Oum'. Are the acoustic features of structures l ike the megalithic chambers of northern Europe integral to their desig n? An expert description of their acoustic properties is the point to start.