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Acoustics of historic spaces as a form of intangible cultural heritage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Pavol Brezina
Pavol Brezina*
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*Constantine the Philosopher University, Tr. A. Hlinku 1, SK-94974, Nitra, Slovakia (Email: pbrezina@ukf.sk)
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Archaeological interest in the study of the acoustics of important historic buildings is currently gaining in importance, and there are several areas where research is conducted. Among these I include music archaeology, archaeology of sound, archaeomusicology and archaeoacoustics (Watson & Keating 1999; Scarre & Lawson 2006; Knight 2010: 1). Research on acoustic space can, in principle, be divided into two types of project: the measurement of acoustic parameters and the storage of acoustics as audio heritage.

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Antiquity , Volume 87 , Issue 336 , 1 June 2013 , pp. 574 - 580
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 2013

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