Autor: |
Natalia Tarabella, Paolo Debertolis, Lorenzo Marcuccetti |
Přispěvatelé: |
Michal Mokry, Stefan Badura, Debertolis, Paolo, Tarabella, Natalia, Marcuccetti, Lorenzo |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2018 |
Předmět: |
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Popis: |
Archaeoacoustic analysis provides a complementary method to understand archaeological sites as opposed to a stand alone methodology. Such analysis however, can provide useful insights in cases where there is little or no historical documentation. In such cases, a medical anthropological approach can exploreany connection between the structure and the interaction with the human physiological can provide insight. This study of a Neolithic dolmen located on a peak in the Apuan Alps, Italy has no historical documentation. A medical anthropological approach was applied to the archaeoacoustic results and compared to a dolmen in Portugal. Subsurface vibrations, which have the effect of entraining the brain into a relaxed state, are present. Indeed, the large dolmen stones act like a transducer distributing strong infrasonic vibrations directly above and below the capstone. In the past this site covered a larger area than that found in the present day; on the opposite side of the mountain lie collapsed stones from another dolmen and a nearby quarry provides evidence of where the stones were mined. Both dolmens are orientated towards the equinox. |
Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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