Post by brillbilly on Oct 17, 2010 0:54:04 GMT 10
Acoustic research conducted by John Crewdson
has shown that sounds generated within the henge are
contained by the earthen bank, and could not have been clearly heard from outside. Likewise, the interior would
have been artificially quieter than the open landscape beyond, as sounds from the wider world are also blocked
and filtered by the bank.
This sets up a clear distinction between the experiences of people. Anyone outside would have had very little knowledge of events within as they could neither clearly see or hear events in the interior. It has also been suggested that some of Avebury’s massive standing stones were placed in specific areas, deliberately altering the acoustics within the henge
has shown that sounds generated within the henge are
contained by the earthen bank, and could not have been clearly heard from outside. Likewise, the interior would
have been artificially quieter than the open landscape beyond, as sounds from the wider world are also blocked
and filtered by the bank.
This sets up a clear distinction between the experiences of people. Anyone outside would have had very little knowledge of events within as they could neither clearly see or hear events in the interior. It has also been suggested that some of Avebury’s massive standing stones were placed in specific areas, deliberately altering the acoustics within the henge
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