Acoustics of historic spaces as a form of intangible cultural heritage

Archaeological interest in the study of the acoustics of important historic buildings is currently gaining in importance, and there are several areas where research is conducted. Among these I include music archaeology, archaeology of sound, archaeomusicology and archaeoacoustics (Watson & Keating 1999; Scarre & Lawson 2006; Knight 2010: 1). Research on acoustic space can, in principle, be divided into two types of project: the measurement of acoustic parameters and the storage of acoustics as audio heritage.

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Antiquity , Volume 87 , Issue 336 , 1 June 2013 , pp. 574 - 580

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003598X00049139

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