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