Transdisciplinary Research and Educational Outreach
Transdisciplinary Research and Educational Outreach
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Combining principles of Evolutionary Anthropology, Child Psychology, Archaeology and Archaeoacoustics.
As quickly as possible, a 20 to 25 minute video will be made available to instructors and caregivers free of charge. Viewers will be introduced to the remarkable sites of prehistoric Anatolia and invited to contrast their modern lives with those of the hunter-gatherer nomads who created humankind's first monumental buildings. There's a lot to learn here and it won't hurt a bit, plus . . . .
It's going to sound amazing!
Status: the concept has been drawn, research is completed, the script is nearly finished .
We know that cultures for thousands upon thousands of years passed their cultural norms, rites, and rituals along to younger generations by way of the oral tradition, which required strong listening skills and taught children the right ways to interact and to survive, as well as the correct ways to communicate within the culture or co-culture. This work appears to be a great jumping off point to return to the contexts and sensibilities that once ruled our human race and its array of cultural practices. We should all look deeper into the great potential of this project!
Dr. Larry Edmonds, Professor Emeritus, Communication
College of Integrative Sciences and Arts
Arizona State University
As a former broadcaster, I know from experience the role that sound plays in our lives, whether in music, in spoken word, or in story-telling. Archaeoacoustic research is a promising area of inquiry: the study of what sounds have represented to the cultures of the past, as well as what they represent to present day cultures, offers fascinating and much-needed ways to understand who we are as human beings.
Donna L. Halper, PhD media historian, professor, author, public speaker 2023 Inductee, Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame
Archaeoacoustics is a promising new interdisciplinary initiative that is much needed in our times, when digital distraction and ambient noise are preventing children and people of all ages from developing a relationship with the reality around them. Besides drawing from several disciplines, it combines the ancient with the modern scientific to help humanity develop a continuum of communion with nature and one another.
Hal Swindall, Professor of English,
Woosong University, South Korea
It is critical that we support this study and that it be recognized as a helpful resource for the health of our cultures. Social media must be understood as a very thin presence, and one that this study can remedy.
Prof. Emeritus, Communication Studies, Governors State U. Of IL.
Michael Purdy PhD
Professor Emeritus, Communication Studies, Governors State U. Of IL.