Daniele Gullà

The Apuan Alps, High Versilia and Garfagnana are part of the Apuan Alps Park, and are rich in petroglyphs and archaeological finds which are, in part, unknown and not precisely datable. These areas have been inhabited since Neolithic times but, the meaning and the reason for signs engraved on stone, is unclear. The Apuan Alps were chosen as a dwelling by people who left many ancestral and Christianity signs including sacred altars, thrones and artefacts carved in stone. This area acts like a stone atlas revealing our past and our roots. The Curiceta site is located inside a thick forest of chestnut trees, in an area where dried stone terraces are perfectly preserved. The first building approached along the path, is the so-called " fireplace " , a large flat stone that protrudes from the ground and surrounded by a series of aligned stones where, most probably, a fire was lit. Behind the big stone, is a cavity where the smoke could emerge. The lower part of the flat stone features a " handle " carved in the rock, its function is still unknown. Along a short stretch of the uphill path protected by a high dry stone wall, lies the sacred stone altar. This enigmatic structure has revealed many surprises during the tests performed with electronic instruments. This altar is carved from a single block of stone and consists of a backrest and a horizontal supporting surface. From the left side, there are inclined planes which climb down, below these one can find a vertical groove. The altar features the same carved handle found on the ''fireplace''. Rock altars are very common around the world, for example throughout Southern Italy and the Middle East but, in High Versilia this is the only one example. Archaeoacoustic analysis of the altar found a dominant and powerful frequency present of between-47 and-50db at 25 – 28Hz. A second peak of infrasound at 15-16Hz was also found. This inaudible acoustic characteristic is commonly found at sacred sites, such as the Neolithic temples of Malta (Tarxien – Xaghra Stone Circle). These same vibrations are present near the altar but at a much lower volume. In this case the loudest volume was found directly under the altar decreasing as one walks away from it. In both cases, the most likely source of this frequency is from underground water. The emotional state of eight volunteers was analysed using a TRV camera. 7/8 felt emotionally uncomfortable or uneasy. Based on these results, a hypothesis was formulated on the function of the Curiceta's site. The two stone structures are connected. On the altar, sacrifices were probably, made, with blood flowing along the left side to the groove on the floor. The fireplace, could have been used to burn the bodies or maybe just some organs. Introduction When the first hominids appeared on Earth, the wild nature in their surrounding environment imposed on them the need to adopt strict rules to guarantee their survival. The advancement of glaciers shaking the northern hemisphere into a frostbite vortex, made those surviving grateful for the shelter and warmth offered by the caves. These ensured an effective thermal insulation by providing shelter from the fury of fierce elements and wild beasts. Like other animals that shared the space, the senses of hearing, sight and smell were acutely developed. Sounds, ultrasounds, vibrations and energy fields were perceived instinctively as part of the natural environment. Inside these caves, people began to erect the first monuments to provided both functionality and sacredness. The caves were equipped with pits dug beneath the stalactites to collect water drops, but they also assumed a ritual charge, as evidenced by many representations and graffiti found that refer to fecundity rites. When man began to build sacred artefacts outside of the rocky environment, the location of such structures was likely chosen according to the vibrations felt and experienced at any specific location. There was a combination of beauty, sacredness and functionality; these three aspects were the foundation which characterized the heritage of mankind, the unity between man, the ecosystem and the cosmos.

The burden of post COVID rehabilitation is and will be a strong concern for healthcare stakeholders. The Traditional Chinese Medicine is suggesting the application of acupuncture as a dependable tool to be inserted in the rehabilitation project. Libralux, an ultra-low-level-laser stimulator has proven its effectiveness as acupuncture stimulator. In this paper we report the respiratory cycle modifications obtained through the stimulation with Libralux of the acupoint LU7 LieQue of three healthy individuals. Modifications were observed instrumentally by means of an innovative high-resolution camera plotting the chest expansion vs. time. The results demonstrate a remarkable increase in respiration depth and in the contemporary reduction of the respiration frequency within 20 minutes from the 20 sec bilateral stimulation of LU7 LieQue acupoint. The worthiness of a specific full double-blind trial is suggested also in view of the marginal contra-indications, the rapid execution and, most of all, the great potential benefit of the inclusion of a laser acupunctural stimulation in the post COVID rehabilitation project.

The town of Alatri is nestled among the hills one hundred miles southeast of Rome, Italy. It features a Cyclopean acropolis on the peak of the hill it sits on. A number of researchers say its origin dates back to a pre-Roman period, but the exact date it was built has not been determined Our research group has been using archaeoacoustic methodology over the last seven years. Archaeoacoustics has enabled us to offer an explanation for some of the enigmas of ancient archaeological sites that were not previously possible to explain using other methods. Our hypothesis suggests the exposure to particular vibrations in the absence of audible noise could have a significant effect on the psyche of those who came for prayer and meditation, facilitating access into a mystical state. Following our experience, we utilised archaeoacoustic methodology to study Alatri acropolis in Italy from 2013 to 2015 over various missions. The experiment was carried on using three different methods of investigation: digital recording the full audio spectrum, a geologic device for confirming what we found on microphones in infrasound range and TRV technology. We used these methods over different seasons. If digital recording method is well known to every researcher in archaeoacoustics, not so well known is GeoBox SR04S3 Datasheet from Italian firm SARA. The digital accelerometer sensors are a high-performance instrument especially suitable for acquiring signals for seismological and geophysical surveys for recording ambient seismic noise and any other type of vibrations. Compact, reliable and simple, it is fully functional within minutes after deployment. Also not well known is TRV camera (Variable Resonance Imaging Camera, known in Italy as Merlin camera or Defend X system in Japan) coming from industrial use, along with specific annex software, Vibraimage Pro 8.3, is able to process the minimum vibratory differences present in the air resulting from the movement of air molecules visible only instrumentally in the various frames of videos taken by its wide spectrum optical sensor. At the highest point of the town stands the present Cathedral of Alatri which lies on a Cyclopean temple, therefore we sought to understand why such sacred temple was built on top of that hill and not in surrounding other sites. Using our protocols we discovered very strong and significant low vibrations (seismic waves) in that location, not detectable in the surrounding hills, continuously emitted from the subsoil and able to affect brain wave activity. Even though ancient people did not possess the same equipment we have today, they would have been aware of the conditions required to achieve such a mystical state, perhaps by simply sensing they were closer to God in a given site. The seismic waves would appear to arise from the geological fault located on both sides of the hill where the town has stood since ancient times. The presence of these seismic frequencies would have increased the effect of rituals by enhancing the psyche of the participants due to the influence of these low vibrations on human brain waves. This suggests the builders of this temple had some sort of knowledge of this effect and offers a possible explanation as to why the temple was built in that particular location.

The Apuan Alps, High Versilia and Garfagnana are part of the Apuan Alps Park, and are rich with petroglyphs and archaeological finds which are, in part, unknown and not precisely datable. These areas have been inhabited since Neolithic times, but the meaning and the reason for such signs engraved on the stones, is still not clear. The Apuan Alps were chosen as a dwelling by people who have left many testaments, ancestral and Christianization signs, sacred altars, thrones and artefacts carved in the stone. It is a stone atlas revealing our past and our roots. The Curiceta site is located inside a thick forest of chestnut trees, in an area where there are perfectly preserved dried stone terraces. The first building on the path, is the so-called " fireplace ". It is a large flat stone stuck in the ground with a series of aligned stones where, probably, a fire was lit. Behind the big stone, there is a cavity where the smoke came out. In the lower part of the flat stone, there is a " handle " carved in the rock. Its function is still unknown. Along a short stretch of the path up the hill, protected by a high dry stone wall, we find the sacred stone altar. This enigmatic structure, has revealed many surprises during the tests performed with electronic instruments. The altar is carved in a single block of stone and is composed of a backrest and a horizontal supporting surface. From the left side, there are inclined planes which climb down. Below the inclined planes on a lower level there is a vertical groove. On the altar we find the same handle carved present in the first structure, the so-called ''fireplace''. The rock altars are very common around the world as, for example, in the South of Italy, in the Middle East, but in High Versilia this is the only one. Archaeoacoustic analysis of the altar looks at dominant frequency between-47 and-50db at 25 – 28Hz which is very powerful. Another lower peak around 15-16Hz, which is the so-called harmonic Shuman frequency, is the highest and typical of the sacred sites. Indeed, it has also been observed in the Neolithic temples of Malta (Tarxien – Xaghra Stone Circle). This sound seems to come from underground water. Near the altar we have the same vibrations but at a much lower sound level. The source of the sound is right under the altar; the sound decreases walking away from the altar. According to studies and tests with electronic instrumentation, we have formulated a hypothesis on purpose of the Curiceta's site. The two stone structures are connected. The altar is probably where they celebrated sacrifices (animals and humans) and the blood flowed on the left side to the groove on the floor. Afterwards, in the fireplace, the bodies or maybe just some organs were burnt.