"archaeoacoustics" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: archaeo- + acoustics Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|archaeo|acoustics}} archaeo- + acoustics Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} archaeoacoustics (uncountable)
  1. The study of the role of sound in historical artifacts and sites. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-archaeoacoustics-en-noun-jrCNdYPI
  2. The theory that patterns on ancient artifacts encode the sounds produced while they were being created, now considered a pseudoscience. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Pseudoscience
    Sense id: en-archaeoacoustics-en-noun-I6cu1PSi Disambiguation of Pseudoscience: 11 89 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with archaeo- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with archaeo-: 40 60

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