Megaliths, Music, and the Mind: A Transdisciplinary Exploration of Archaeoacoustics

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction
	1.1: The “Sapient Paradox” Question
	1.2: Emergence of a New Field of Study
	1.3: Assembling Expert Voices
Chapter 2: The Ħal Saflieni Project
	2.1: The Megalithic Range
	2.2: Human Response
Chapter 3: Orientation
	3.1: The Sapient Development Timeline
	3.2: Neolithic Revolution
	3.3: Genetics and Migrations
Chapter 4: Megaliths
	4.1: The Earliest
	4.2: Placement
	4.3: Design
	4.4: Acoustification/Intention
	4.5: Materials
	4.6: Incentive and Project Management
Chapter 5: Music
	5.1: Instruments
	5.2: Melody
Chapter 6: The Mind
	6.1: The Spiritual Element
	6.2: Magic?
	6.3: Art
	6.4: Neuroscience
Chapter 7: The Present of Archaeoacoustics
	7.1: Pseudoscience and the Wall of Resistance
	7.2: Research
	7.3: Application
References
Bonus Material
	Resonant Form: The Convergence of Sound and Space
	The Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum: A Link between Palaeolithic Painted Caves and Romanesque Chapels?
	Fear and Amazement
	Sound, Cognition, and Social Control
	Voicing Cave: Experience and Metaphor, from Archaeoacoustics to Voice Therapy
	Initiation: Inside the Great Pyramid
Index