Auditory archaeology : understanding sound and hearing in the past / / by Steve Mills

• Autore: Mills Steve <1969->
• Pubblicazione: London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2016; [London, England] : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2021
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (325 pages)
• Disciplina: 930.1072
• Soggetto topico: Archaeology - Methodology; Hearing - Social aspects - History; Sounds - Social aspects - History; Sounds - Psychological aspects - History; Archaeology - Social aspects; Senses and sensation
• Note generali: Originally published 2014 by Left Coast Press, Inc.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-313) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Ch. 1. Introduction to auditory archaeology -- ch. 2. The nature of sound -- ch. 3. A history of sound and hearing research -- ch. 4. Studies of sound in (pre)history -- ch. 5. An auditory archaeology -- ch. 6. Auditory archaeology in the Teleorman River Valley -- ch. 7. Auditory archaeology at Çatalhöyük -- ch. 8. Auditory archaeology in West Penwith -- ch. 9. Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: Auditory 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 Teleor
• Titolo autorizzato: Auditory archaeology
• ISBN: 1-315-43339-7; 1-315-43341-9; 1-61132-081-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819325603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II