Episode one of Noise: A Human History, a thirty-part series made in collaboration with the British Library Sound Archive.
What do caves tell us about the mind and beliefs of Neolithic people? With no scientific explanation to hand for the phenomenon of the echo, it was natural to assume it was a spirit voice.
Certain echoes sounded like the galloping hooves of beasts; others like the fluttering wings of birds. These echoes appeared to come from the rocks themselves. They moved, they were uncanny - all this hinting at a 'spirit world' within.
Professor David Hendy from the University of Sussex visits the caves of Arcy-sur-Cure in Burgundy with musicologist Iegor Reznikoff to listen to evidence deep underground next to paintings of bison and birds.
Broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 1:45PM Mon, 18 Mar 2013
Available until 12:00AM Thu, 1 Jan 2099
Duration 15 minutes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01r9c95/Noise_A_Human_History_Echoes_in_the_Dark/
With thanks to Guile for the link.
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