Music Archeology
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En El Salvador, el trabajo en materia musical prehispánica es mínimo, lo cual planteó la necesidad de hacer un primer análisis organológico enmarcado en las principales corrientes teórico-metodológicas contemporáneas. El presente trabajo... more
Soliyo is widely performed by jelis across a vast geographical area, from Gambia in the West to Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire in the east. This broad diffusion of the song and the consistency of its features, language, and social... more
This paper introduces a bird bone fragment, decorated with lineal incisions. This ítem, found in the course of the archaeological works developed in the Güelga Cave (Asturias), belongs to de Early Magdalenian period. The paralells point... more
This article consists of an interpretation of the iconography of the rectangular cithara, as represented in the Apulian vase-painting from the 4th cent. B.C. It focuses, as an interpretation key, on the space representation, classifying... more
It is shown that the Mediterranean heroes who can banish demons or wild animals with music —Aqhat in Ugarit, David in Judah or Orpheus in Thrace— are inspired by the much older Kurgarru in Mesopotamia. During the transmission of the... more
Cyprus is an Eastern Mediterranean island with a very distinct historical trajectory between insularity and connectivity, self-sufficiency and cosmopolitanism, continuity and change. Τoward the end of the second millennium BC, Cyprus... more
This paper explores the potential of acoustics to interpret the prehistoric rock art of southern Andalusia (Spain). Tests undertaken in two areas, north of the Celemín river and the Bacinete area, will form the basis of our discussion.... more
Il processo di creazione di nuova conoscenza in ambito umanistico è inserito in un sistema circolare virtuoso che si autoalimenta. Tale sistema comprende la divulgazione, la disseminazione e il processo di tutela e valorizzazione. A... more
The Moche inhabited the north coast of Peru during the Andean Early Intermediate Period (0 - 700 CE). One of the most distinctive features of Moche ritual pottery is the depiction of highly ranked individuals usually described as priests,... more
Presentamos un tubo de hueso largo de ave, decorado con series de incisiones lineales. Esta pieza pertenece al Magdaleniense inferior de la Cueva de la Güelga. Los paralelos indican que este tema es repetitivo en esa fase paleolítica en... more
Zbiór artykułów naukowych z I Międzynarodowej Konferencji Naukowej "Tradycyjne instrumenty ludowe w kulturach Europy XXI wieku", 27-29.06.2015 w Łobzie.
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More info: http://www.ridim-br.mus.ufba.br/5cbim2019/pt/call4papers.html
About the 5CBIM: http://www.ridim-br.mus.ufba.br/5cbim2019/
Numerous studies have been dedicated to the rich ancient Egyptian architectural heritage, especially to places of worship. Such studies generally focus on the visual, geometrical or light dimensions. However, anthropological works... more
A lot of musicians are depicted on the walls of the temple of Hathor at Dendara (Upper Egypt) from the Ptolemaic and Roman era. This article deals with the representation of musicians engraved on the bases of the columns of the pronaos... more
Presentamos un tubo de hueso largo de ave, decorado con series de incisiones lineales. Esta pieza pertenece al Magdaleniense inferior de la Cueva de la Güelga. Los paralelos indican que este tema es repetitivo en esa fase paleolítica en... more