In this article, the potential of archaeoacoustics for understanding past communities is discussed by looking at a range of acoustic parameters. Our case study is the Urkosh rock art area in the Ongudai district, Republic of Altai (Russia). The rock art of this area dates possibly from the Upper Palaeolithic and definitely from the Early Bronze Age (second half of the third millennium BCE). There are important periods in the Early Iron Age (first half of the first millennium BCE) and the medieval era, after which there are later additions up to the present day. Major and minor sites were tested, as well as some with no art. The results obtained from the tests conducted using the impulse response method indicate high values for sound clarity not only in the rock art sites but also in at least one nearby panel without rock art. Although these results cannot explain why rock art was produced precisely in specific locations, they objectively describe the acoustic conditions under which particular intangible cultural practices were probably organised in them. In particular we focus on storytelling and music, cultural practices for which there is a wealth of information in the ethnographic sources written about the area.

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岩石艺术遗址的音乐和讲故事？乌尔科什地区（俄罗斯阿尔泰地区）的考古声学

在本文中，通过观察一系列声学参数，讨论了考古声学在理解过去社区方面的潜力。我们的案例研究是阿尔泰共和国（俄罗斯）翁古代地区的 Urkosh 岩石艺术区。该地区的岩石艺术可能可以追溯到旧石器时代晚期，并且肯定可以追溯到青铜时代早期（公元前三千年下半叶）。早期铁器时代（公元前一千年的上半叶）和中世纪有一些重要时期，此后还有后来的补充，直到今天。主要和次要站点都经过了测试，还有一些没有美术的站点。使用脉冲响应方法进行的测试获得的结果表明，不仅在岩石艺术遗址中而且在至少一个附近没有岩石艺术的面板中声音清晰度都很高。尽管这些结果不能解释为什么岩画精确地在特定地点产生，但它们客观地描述了特定非物质文化实践可能在其中组织的声学条件。我们特别关注讲故事和音乐以及文化习俗，有关该地区的民族志资料中有大量关于这些的信息。