Acoustic perception and emotion evocation by rock art soundscapes of Altai (Russia).

ABSTRACT: The major goal of psychoarchaeoacoustics is to understand the psychology behind motivations and emotions of past communities when selecting certain acoustic environments to set activities involving the production of paintings and carvings. Within this framework, the present study seeks to explore whether a group of archaeological rock art sites in Altai (Siberia, Russia) are distinguished by particular acoustic imprints that elicit distinct reactions on listeners, in perceptual and emotional terms. Sixty participants were presented with a series of natural sounds convolved with six impulse responses from Altai, three of them recorded in locations in front of rock art panels and three of them in front of similar locations but without any trace of rock art. Participants were interrogated abo

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Mochales S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10546042 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature