Acoustic Measurements at the Rock Painting of Värikallio, Northern Finland

Riitta Rainio; Antti Lahelma; Tiina Äikäs; Kai Lassfolk; Jari Okkonen

Acoustic Measurements at the Rock Painting of Värikallio, Northern Finland

Riitta Rainio, Antti Lahelma, Tiina Äikäs, Kai Lassfolk, Jari Okkonen

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Abstract

In Northern Finland, by the rock painting of Värikallio (ca. 3000–500 BC), several echoes can be heard. The most remarkable of these appear to be originating from the painted rock itself. The article presents the first results of the research project that seeks to explore the role of sound in the development and use of Finnish rock art and Sámi offering sites. Field recordings, made at the site of Värikallio in summer 2013, are analyzed with a sound analysis and visualization toolkit, and interpreted with the help of GIS data and a 3D model of the site. A probable depiction of a drummer, identified in the painting in the course of the fieldwork, provides a further clue to the significance of sound rituals at rock paintings.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Archaeoacoustics : The Archaeology of Sound : Publication of Proceedings from the 2014 Conference in Malta
Editors	Linda C. Eneix
Number of pages	12
Place of Publication	Myakka City, Florida
Publisher	The OTS Foundation
Publication date	4 Jun 2014
Pages	141-152
ISBN (Print)	9781497591264
Publication status	Published - 4 Jun 2014
MoE publication type	B3 Article in conference proceedings
Event	International Multi-disciplinary Conference on The Archaeology of Sound - Balzan, Malta Duration: 19 Feb 2014 → 22 Feb 2014 Conference number: 1

Fields of Science

6131 Theatre, dance, music, other performing arts
Archaeoacoustics
Drums
615 History and Archaeology
Rock art

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Pyhien paikkojen akustiikka: akustiset mittaukset Suomen esihistoriallisilla ja historiallisilla kalliomaalaus- ja seitakohteilla
Rainio, R., Lahelma, A. & Lassfolk, K.
01/01/2016 → 31/12/2016
Project: Research project
Music and sound practices at prehistoric North European burial, rock art and settlement sites
Rainio, R.
01/09/2013 → 31/08/2016
Project: Research project
Pyhien paikkojen akustiikkaa/Acoustics of the sacred sites in Northern Finland
Lahelma, A., Rainio, R. & Äikäs, T.
01/08/2013 → 31/08/2016
Project: Research project

University of Helsinki Music Research Laboratory (UHMRL/HYMTL)
Mikko Ojanen (Manager)
Department of Philosophy, History and Art Studies
Facility/equipment: Research Laboratory

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Rainio, R , Lahelma, A, Äikäs, T, Lassfolk, K & Okkonen, J 2014, Acoustic Measurements at the Rock Painting of Värikallio, Northern Finland. in LC Eneix (ed.), Archaeoacoustics: The Archaeology of Sound : Publication of Proceedings from the 2014 Conference in Malta. The OTS Foundation, Myakka City, Florida, pp. 141-152, International Multi-disciplinary Conference on The Archaeology of Sound , Balzan, Malta, 19/02/2014.

Acoustic Measurements at the Rock Painting of Värikallio, Northern Finland. / Rainio, Riitta ; Lahelma, Antti; Äikäs, Tiina et al.
Archaeoacoustics: The Archaeology of Sound : Publication of Proceedings from the 2014 Conference in Malta. ed. / Linda C. Eneix. Myakka City, Florida: The OTS Foundation, 2014. p. 141-152.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific

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Acoustic Measurements at the Rock Painting of Värikallio, Northern Finland

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Fields of Science

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Pyhien paikkojen akustiikka: akustiset mittaukset Suomen esihistoriallisilla ja historiallisilla kalliomaalaus- ja seitakohteilla

Music and sound practices at prehistoric North European burial, rock art and settlement sites

Pyhien paikkojen akustiikkaa/Acoustics of the sacred sites in Northern Finland

Equipment

University of Helsinki Music Research Laboratory (UHMRL/HYMTL)

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