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Auditory archaeology : understanding sound and hearing in the past /

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 ps...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mills, Steve, 1969- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Walnut Creek, CA : Left Coast Press, Inc., [2014]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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 Teleorman R.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (324 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781611320817
161132081X