Sound-reflecting shelters inspired ancient rock artists
Acoustic data suggest early European painters preferred echo chambers
ECHO ART Ancient farmers in southeastern France created rock art in shelters where sounds echoed into the surrounding landscape, researchers say. Among this set of cliff cavities at a site called Baume Brune, only the middle one (with the smallest opening) contains ancient rock art. It also has special acoustic properties that produce loud echoes.
M. Díaz-Andreu
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