Los sonidos de la Prehistoria: Reflexiones en torno a las evidencias de prácticas musicales del paleolítico y el neolítico en Eurasia

Abstract

In this paper, we present a brief historiographical and methodological introduction to music archeology and archaeoacoustics, archaeological subdisciplines that study the material evidence of musical practices in the distant past. Moreover, we briefly present some of the main archaeological finds linked to music, sound and acoustics from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic periods in Eurasia. Finally, we propose a series of discoveries as case studies that will allow us to reflect on the cultural importance of musicality, and the possible uses and functions of music in those hunter-gatherer and early farmer societies.