“Sieidi” stones, rock paintings and soundscapes Experiments in listening sacred places - OpenArch Conference, Kierikki 2014
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“Sieidi” stones, rock paintings and soundscapes Experiments in listening sacred places by Tiina Äikäs*, Riitta Rainio & Antti Lahelma. Archaeology University of Oulu
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“Sieidi” stones, rock paintings and soundscapes Experiments in listening sacred places - OpenArch Conference, Kierikki 2014
- 1. Tiina Äikäs*, Riitta Rainio & Antti Lahelma *Archaeology University of Oulu tiina.aikas@oulu.fi “Sieidi” stones, rock paintings and soundscapes Experiments in listening sacred places
- 2. Rock paintings • C. 140 rock paintings in Finland • Date to ca. 5200 - 1000 BC • Painted with red ochra to steep lakeshore cliffs • Depict elks, ships, human figures, different motives • Connected to hunting, shamanism?
- 3. Sámi offering place - sieidi • Stone or wooden sieidi • Communicating with supernatural • Connected to livelihood • Mainly bone finds • 11th-17th century AD • Contemporary use
- 4. Dating of the animal bones
- 5. Background
- 6. Prehistoric rock paintings by canyon lakes 2500-1500 BC Ancient Sámi offering site by a canyon lake 1100-1600 AD Taatsi Värikallio Julma-Ölkky
- 7. Map: National Land Survey of Finland
- 9. Map: National Land Survey of Finland
- 11. 110 m Field recordings (2013) 3D scanner Map: National Land Survey of Finland
- 14. 3D model
- 16. 10 m → 0,573 s → 98 m Echo Shot Oscillograms → Opposite shore
- 17. 30 m → 0,180 s → 30 m Shot Echo → Painted rock
- 18. 50 m Shot Echo
- 20. Sonograms 30 m Shot Echo (painted rock) Echo (opposite shore) → 0-20 000 Hz → 350-3500 Hz
- 21. Map: National Land Survey of Finland, modified by T. Äikäs
- 22. Map: National Land Survey of Finland
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- 28. Summary Massive smooth rock walls at the studied sites: efficient sound reflectors reproduce the impulse ”faithfully” (in respect of spectrum, intensity, structure, duration) create the most significant echoes in the environment capable of creating auditory illusions and other special effects appear to be ”alive” and responsive
- 29. Thank you!! R. Rainio, A. Lahelma, T. Äikäs, K. Lassfolk & J. Okkonen 2014: Acoustic measurements at the rock painting of Värikallio, Northern Finland. Archaeoacoustics: The Archaeology of Sound - Conference proceedings.