Sounds of Death and Life in Mesoamerica

The Bone Flutes of Ancient Oaxaca

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ID4000708
AuthorsSarah B Barber, Gonzalo Sánchez (0009-0004-0910-6423), Mireya Olvera
Year2009
Volume41
Pages94-110
Publication date2009-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueYearbook for Traditional Music (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0740-1558 • E-ISSN: 2304-3857
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s074015580000415x
OpenAlexW2523129369
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited17

Music archaeology is an inherently collaborative endeavour, bringing together experts from an array of fields to draw inferences about the physical and social aspects of music in ancient societies. As several authors have noted (Hickmann 2002; D. Olsen 2007), music archaeology requires both data and expertise from scholars in fields as disparate as musicology, ethnography, archaeology, art history, epigraphy, and history. In this paper, we demonstrate the efficacy of an interdisciplinary approach to music archaeology by presenting the case study of a bone flute from Oaxaca, Mexico. Employing perspectives from anthropological archaeology, iconography, ethnomusicology, and materials conservation, we describe the entire research process: from the discovery of an ancient musical instrument to interpretations about the social context of ancient music itself

Archaeology · Art · Art history · Context (archaeology · Epigraphy · Ethnomusicology · Flute · Iconography · Literature · Mesoamerica · Music history · Musical · Sociology · Visual arts · Anthropology · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Diverse Musicological Studies · Music History and Culture · Classics · History

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