How Did Ancient Humans Use The Acoustics Of Spaces Like Caves?

<p>The sound of a choir performing in a cathedral is iconic for a reason. It’s this beautiful human experience: being side-by-side with other people, feeling the sound vibrate through you, reverberating around the space.</p><p>But how long has that been a part of our culture? And what role did sound play in the lives of people who lived during the Ice Age or the Stone Age? That’s the focus of a growing field of archaeology called <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/archaeoacoustics-ancient-caves-sound/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri" target="_blank">archaeoacoustics,</a> where researchers use the scientific tools of today to investigate the role of sound and music in the past.</p><p>To learn more, Host Flora Lichtman is joined by Margarita Díaz-Andreu, principal investigator of the Art Soundscapes project, and Rupert Till, head of the department of humanities at the University of Huddersfield in the UK.</p><p>Guests: Dr. Margarita Díaz-Andreu is an I...