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Runemage
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|  Posted 08-09-2011 at 12:12
"Visitors to Stonehenge in Wiltshire rarely experience the historic site without the rumble of traffic noise from the nearby A303. But UK researchers have managed to recreate the sound of a ritual there, as heard by our ancestors 4,000 years ago.
The research - which starts in an echo-free recording chamber and uses latest computer modelling techniques - has also been used to recreate the acoustics of Coventry Cathedral before it was destroyed in World War II.
The same work is also being used to design better buildings of the future - with the acoustics of Stonehenge for instance, helping to inspire modern concert venues. It is also influencing the way museums use sound to give visitors a sense of history, such as the hustle and bustle of railway stations during the age of steam.
For BBC Radio 4, Prof Jim Al-Khalili went to investigate the sounds of the past. "
More details http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14746589
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ledgehammer
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| Posted 08-09-2011 at 12:48
Rune,
Interesting video!
Tom
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cropredy
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| Posted 09-09-2011 at 22:07
The accoustics are best shown by the Malta temples, imho.
http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/malta/tarxien.php
The pitted surface is to assist in the accoustics, and then two opposite spins are shown again and again.
This isn't alternative, it is actual.
cropredy
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Feanor
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| Posted 13-09-2011 at 04:17
Great concept.
Loved the re-creations of the Cathedral.
Would like to hear the sounds re-pro'd from Great Henge, but they never played it.
Neil
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