Figure I
Map of the site of Coves del Toll (Image provided by Museu de Moià).
Figure II
Cova del Toll gallery maps (Image provided by Museu de Moià). Galerie Sud (GS) and its features illustrated by the longer tunnel facing southward to the entrance. Galerie Est (GE) and its twisting geological features illustrated moving eastwards.
Figure III
Each division per section of triangulated points of La Cova de les Teixoneres. Each section, (A, B, C) marked by bolded red capital letters, and each point of selected for triangulated recordings indicated by lower-case green letters. Original Diagram prior to divisions used for archaeoacoustic recordings is sourced from Rosell et al. 2010(a).
Table I
Table categorising types of recording types.
| TYPE | ABBREVIATION | MICROPHONE SET UP | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambient | AM | MS | External and Internal recording. Recordings taken in regions, sectors and way points. |
| Resonant Central Point | RCP | MS | Internal recording. Recordings taken at key marked points with notable artefact assemblages and burial. |
| Triangulated Point | TR | XY120o | Internal recording. Recordings cataloguing a range of sounds (pre-recorded and live) for the purposes of triangulated acoustic mapping. |
Table II
Table categorising microphone setups used for field recordings, using a ZOOM H6N microphone for the recording process.
| SET-UP TYPE | ABBREVIATION | TYPES OF RECORDINGS SET-UP USED FOR |
|---|---|---|
| Mid-side Stereo | MS | AM; RCP |
| X-Y Pair Stereo | XY 90o | TR |
| XY 120o | TR |
Table III
Range of sounds produced at each major cave. Extended List of sounds recorded and generated per point.
| SITE | TYPES OF NOISES | |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRONICALLY PRE-RECORDED | LIVE GENERATED | |
| Cova del Toll GALERIE SUD | LFS, LFL, MFS, MFL, HFS, HFL | WD, CL, BD, ST, BN, WH, SP, HA |
| Cova del Toll GALERIE EST | LFS, LFL, MFS, MFL, HFS, HFL | WD, CL, BD, ST, WH, SP, HA |
| La Cova de les Texinores SECTORS A, B, C | LFS, LFL, MFS, MFL, HFS, HFL | WD, CL, ST, BN, WH, SP, HA |
[i] Key for recording material:
Pre-recorded electronic sine tones
S – short
L – Long
LF – low frequency (500 Hz)
MF – mid-frequency (5000 Hz)
HF – high-frequency (19500 Hz)
Percussion material
WD – wood
BD – body percussion
CL – clapping
ST – stone
BN – bone
Vocalisations
WH – whisper
SP – spoken
HA – shouting
Table IV
Triangulated Recordings Pre-recorded electronic sine tones.
| (a) Cova del Toll: Galerie Sud Triangulated mapping was conducted at select regions where the type of microphone setup was permitted by the geological features of the cave and in regions with primary evidence of human occupation and material. |
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| Cova del Toll: Galerie Est Only ambient recordings were taken in this gallery as there was no evidence for human occupation in this gallery. (b) La Cova de les Teixoneres |
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[i] Key for recording material:
Hashccolored squares indicate that recording type was successfully taken at that point
Pre-recorded electronic sine tones
S – short
L – Long
LF – low frequency (500 Hz)
MF – mid-frequency (5000 Hz)
HF – high-frequency (19500 Hz)
Percussion material
WD – wood
BD – body percussion
CL – clapping
ST – stone
BN – bone
Vocalisations
WH – whisper
SP – spoken
HA – shouting
Note on bone material used for recordings:
Adult Male Cow Femur 1, 3.2 kg, 34 cm × 17 cm × 12 cm
Adult Male Cow Femur 2, 3.5 kg, 42 cm × 15 cm × 13 cm
Figure IV
Sample of a division or segment of the cave complex and how the recordings were calculated. This figure shows the segment GS008 in Cova del Toll (also known as the Necropoli) being recorded from points A, B and C. RCP refers to the Resonant Central Point which was marked to capture the ambient noise with a M-S microphone set up, whereas each of the triangulated points (POI recordings at A, B and C) were collected using a XY-120o microphone set up. For more details referring to the forms of sounds collected and materials used to sample sounds, refer to the tables provided.