AI Helps Reveal the Immersive Sensory Experiences of Ancient Etruscan Tombs
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AI helps reveal the immersive sensory experiences of ancient Etruscan tombs
The Etruscan painted tombs in Tarquinia, Italy, date to the first millennium BCE and are known for their vivid scenes of music, feasting, processions and the afterlife. While these tombs have been extensively studied, archaeologists have typically looked at the paintings as images to decode rather than as parts of an experience that people moved through.
For Etruscans, a tomb was not necessarily just the place where a deceased person was being laid. A new study shows that some of the tombs painted at Tarquinia were conceived as real sensory experiences, intended to influence the way the visitors saw, heard, and traveled
A recent study by Duke University suggests that Etruscan tombs in Tarquinia, Italy, were designed not only as funeral chambers, but as spaces that manipulate visitors' perception.
Researchers at Duke University and the Leverhulme Trust have developed an innovative methodology that uses artificial intelligence and acoustic analysis to demonstrate that the Etruscan tombs of the 5th century BC were not mere deposits for the dead, but complex sensory devices designed to manipulate the experience of the living. The study, published in [...]
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