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EMAPSoundgate
CreatedbyRupertTill,ReaderinMusicattheUniversityofHuddersfield
InstallationandControls
Mac
Usethedirectionarrows,orW/A/S/Dkeystonavigate.Usethemouseortrackpadtolookaround.Numberbuttonstriggersounds.RuntheMacinstaller,whichshouldplacetheappinyourapplicationsfolder.Usethemousetonavigatethemenu.
PC
UsetheW/A/S/Dkeystonavigate.Usethemouseortrackpadtolookaround.Numberbuttonstriggersounds.RuntheWindowsinstaller,whichshouldinstalltheprogrammeforyou.Usethemousetonavigatethemenu.
MacandPCVersion
IfusinganXBoxorsimilarcontroller
Menu:
Usetheleftjoysticktonavigate
Usex,thebottombuttonontherighttoselect
WhenViewingtheSites:
Moveusingleftjoystick,lookaroundwiththerightjoystick
Otherbuttonsplayandstopsounds
Starttakesyoubacktothemenu
MoreInformation
https://songsofthecaves.wordpress.com/multimedia/soundgate-app/
Youcanfindrecordingsusingancientinstrumentsproducedbythesameteamastheappat:
http://delphianrecords.co.uk/genre/music-archaeology/page/2/
https://musicarchaeologyrecordings.wordpress.com
Youcanfindmoreinformationaboutmusicarchaeologyat:
http://www.emaproject.eu
http://www.musicarchaeology.org
YoucanfindmoreinformationaboutRupertTillat:
https://www.hud.ac.uk/ourstaff/profile/index.php?staffid=432
Information
TheSoundgateAppallowsyoutointeractivelyexploreanumberofarchaeologicalsitesastheymighthavelookedintheancientpast.Aswellasseeingwhattheylooklike,youcanalsohearwhattheysoundedlike.ThreeWorldHeritageSitesarevirtuallymodelledvisuallyandsonically,includingprehistoriccavesinSpain;StonehengeinEngland;andPaphosTheatreinCyprus.Whileexploringthesespaces,youcantriggermusicalsoundsthatmayhavebeenheardthereinthepast,andhearhowtheacousticsofthespacesenhancesthem,experiencinghowtheacousticschangeasyoumovearoundthesite.Youcanalsovirtuallyvisitanumberofwonderfulplacesthatarenotusuallyaccessibletothepublic.TheSoundgateisintendedtoprovideanexperienceofwhatitmighthavefeltliketobeintheseplacesinthepast.Fromthemenuyoucanselectthreedifferentarchaeologicalsitestovisit.
ThefirstfeaturescavesthatarepartoftheCaveofAltamiraandPaleolithicCaveArtofNorthernSpainWorldHeritageSite.Theyfeaturecavepaintingscreatedtensofthousandsofyearsago,enigmatictracesofearlyhumanart.5cavesarefeatured,ElCastillo,LaGarma,TitoBustillo,LasChimeneasandLaPasiega.Thepaintingsyouwillseerangefrom42,000to15,000yearsold.Theoldestaresimplereddots.Generallytheredimagesyouwillseeareolderthantheblackpaintings,andthesimpledotsorhandshapesyoumightseeareolderthananimalimages.Youmightseedeer,bulls,bison,horsesandgoatsfeatured.Theancientexplorerswhoventuredintothisdarknessinthepast,wouldhavehadonlysmalllampsthatmightprovideaboutonemetreoflighting,gentlyflickeringburninganimalfat,sothisisthekindoflightingyouwillseeinthemodel.We'vemadeitsoyouhavetohuntaroundabittoseethepaintings.Howeveravideoatthestartwillgiveyouaquickguidedtour.Asyouopeneachreconstructedcavemodelyouwillhearasoundrecordingthatwasmadeonsiteinthecave,andafterthatyouwillbeabletoplaymusicalsoundsbypressingbuttons,andhear
theacousticeffectsofbeinginthecave.Bytheway,thiswillworkbetterwearingheadphonesthanusingbuiltinspeakers.Thedigitalmodelsthatwereusedtocreatethecavesimulationsarebuiltfromdozensofphotographsthatweretakeninthecavesandstitchedtogetherdigitally.
ThesecondsiteyoucanvisitfromthemenupageisStonehenge,oneofthemostfamousarchaeologicalsitesintheworld.WhatcanbeseenofittodayinWiltshireinSouthernEnglandisonlyaruinoftheoriginalsite,withabouthalfofthestonesmissingorfallen.VariousphasesofdevelopmentofthesitehavebeendigitallyrebuiltintheSoundgatesothatyoucanexperiencewhatitmighthave
beenliketobetherewhenitwasfirstconstructed.Wecan'tbeabsolutelysureexactlyhowitwasarranged,butarchaeologistsnowhaveaprettygoodidea,althoughwhatyouseeisonlyoneinterpretation,itmayhavebeenslightlydifferent.YoucanbeginbyexploringStonehengeasitwasmorethan5000yearsago,about3000BC,whentherewasbasicallyjustacircularditchwithabankinside.Alargestandingstone,theHeelstonemayhavebeenthereatthetime,wearenotsurewhenthisarrived,orifitisanaturalfeature.ThefirststonecirclecreatedatStonehengeisfeaturedinasecondmodelyoucanselect.Thisisfromaround2900BC.Aboutthistime,acircleofAubreyHoleswasduginsidethebank,anditisnowthoughtthatbluestones,broughthundredsofmilesfromWales,wereplacedintheseholes.PerhapsthesestonesmarkedsomekindofrelationshipbetweentheEnglishlocalsandpeopleinWales.Crematedremainsofpeoplehavebeenfoundintheholes,soitseemsthatStonehengewasakindofcemetery,orhomefortheancestors,atleastatthistime.Thethirdreconstructionofthesiteisdated2500BC,andatthispointwestarttoseehugelocalstonescalledsarsensarrangedinacirclewithlintelsonthetops.Trilithonsarealsoadded,giantpairsofstoneswithathirdstoneontop,lookingalmostlikeadoorway.Thefourthandfinalphaseisdatedtoabout2200BC,withthebluestonesrearrangedamongstthelargerSarsenstones.Thisisthefinalstageofdevelopmentofthesite.
AtStonehengeyoucanpressabuttontotriggerthesoundofareconstructionofanancientbirdboneflute,theWilsfordflute.Thisobjectwasdugupbyarchaeologistsnearby,andhasasimilardatetoStonehenge.SoitispossiblethattheoriginalarchaeologicalfindwasplayedinsideStonehenge,orthatsomethingsimilarwasplayedthereaspartofasacredceremony.Perhapstheancestorswereconsultedforhealing,visitorstravellingtothishomeofthedeadtofindsolutionstotheirproblems.Youcanalsohearawoodendrumbeingplayed,aswellaslocalsongbirdsandcrows.Inthedifferentpartsofthesite,youwillhearechoesreflectingoffthestones,especiallywhenyoumoveinsidethestonecircle.
YoucanchoosetoseethemodelofStonehengeasitmightlookinthedaytime,intheevening,oratnight.Atnightyoucanheardifferentbirds,theowl,nightingaleandcorncrake,birdsthatweremorecommoninthepast.
Thethirdsiteyoucanselectinthemenuisanotherworldheritagesite,PaphosTheatreinCyprus.TheversionmodelledhereisRoman,datedfrombetween300BCand500AD.Thetheatreisnearthesea,andifyoulistencarefullyyoumighthearwavesinthedistance,alongwiththewindflutteringinthematerialofthetheatre'scanopyandcurtains,andperhapssomeseagulls.Youmightalsohearpigeonsanddoves,birdsweknowtheRomansusedtoeat,aswellaslocalbirdstheCyprusWarblerandCyprusWheatear.YoucanalsotriggerthesoundoftwoRomanmusicalinstrumentswithbuttons,thedoublepipe(alsoknownasthetibia),andthelituus.Playingdoublepipeswaslikeputtingtwooboesinyourmouthandplayingthematonce,exceptthatyouusedcircularbreathingsoyoucouldcontinueplaying.Thisinvolvesusingyourcheekstoblowairout,whilebreathinginthroughyournoseatthesametime.TheLituusisalongbronzetubewithacurvedbellattheend,andsoundsalittlelikeatrumpet.Asyoumoveawayfromthefrontyouwillhearmoreofthereverberationofthetheatre,asiftheinstrumentsarebeingplayedatthefront.
Credits
ProjectdirectionandaudiodevelopmentbyRupertTill
TheprojectwassupportedbytheUniversityofHuddersfieldandtheCultureProgramoftheEuropeanUnion.
Sounds
Caves:
Shakers,cowhorns,andandanIsturitzpipereconstructionplayedasaflute,aremadeandplayedbySimonWyatt.TheIsturitzpipewasaflutelikeinstrumentmadeofvulturebone,foundintheIsturitzcaveinFrance,theoriginalobjectwasmadearound20,000yearsago.
Thedrums,playedbyRupertTillandRaquelJimenez,arereplicasofaMansidrumfromwestSiberia,collectedbyArtturiKannistoin1906,madefromsprucewoodandreindeerskinbyJuhanaNyrhineninFinland.ThisisthesortofdrumusedbyShamen.
LocalseashellsareplayedbyRaquelJimenez
AreconstructionoftheIsturitzpipeisplayedwithareedbyCarlosGarcia.
AbullroarerisplayedbyManoloRojo.Thisisaprehistoricinstrumentwhirledaroundyourhead,whichisstillplayedbyAustralianAboriginalpeople.
Stonehenge:
Framedrum,asplayedinthecaves.
WilsfordFlutereconstruction,madeandplayedbySimonWyatt.ArchaeologistsfoundaboneflutewhichwasmadeataboutthesametimeStonehengewasbuilt,intheWilsfordShaft,adeeppitdiscoverednearStonehengewithvariousobjectsburiedinit.
PaphosTheatre:
TheLituusbronzehornyoucanhearwasmadebyPeterHolmesandplayedbyJohnKenny.
Thedoublepipes,alsoknownbytheGreeksasAulosandbytheRomansasTibia,areplayedbyStefanHagel.
Modelling
DigitalgraphicalandinteractivemodellingbyAndrewTaylor,ErtuUnver,TomBullard,JordanBolton,MatthewBingham,ShivanDevani,NickChilversandParampelSingh,allofwhomarebasedattheUniversityofHuddersfield.
Caves:
ThecavespartoftheprojectisbasedontheSongsoftheCavesproject,acollaborationbetweenRupertTilloftheUniversityofHuddersfield,ChrisScarreoftheUniversityofDurhamandBrunoFazendaoftheUniversityofSalford.AlsoinvolvedintheprojectwereAaronWatson,SimonWyatt,RaquelJimenez,CarlosGarciaandManuelRojoGuerra.
AccesstothecaveswasonlypossiblethroughthekindsupportofRobertoOntañónPeredoofRobertoOntañónPeredooftheMuseodePrehistoriay
ArqueologíadeCantabria,andboththeGobiernodeCantabriaandGobiernoDelPrincipadodeAsturias.
TheSongsoftheCavesprojectwasfundedbytheArtsandHumanitiesResearchCouncilandtheEngineeringandPhysicalSciencesResearchCouncilaspartoftheHeritageScienceprogramme.
PhotogrammetricmodelsofthecaveswerecreatedbyAaronWatson.
Furtherinformationisavailableathttps://songsofthecaves.wordpress.com
Stonehenge:
EnglishHeritageprovidedtheoriginalpointclouddatathatwasthestartingpointofthemodelsofStonehenge.Lidardatawasusedtoprovideaccurategroundcontours.
Furtherinformationisavailableathttps://soundsofstonehenge.wordpress.com
PaphosTheatre:
TheCyprusInstituteprovidedtheinitialarchaeologicalmodelonwhichthisreconstructionwasbased,themodelwasdevelopedwiththePaphosArchaeologicalProjectoftheUniversityofSydney.
Moreinformationathttp://www.paphostheatre.org