do sounds and words ever disappear ?

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@Squink

You probably overheard someone talking about Archaeoacoustics, where for example, a potter’s wheel impresses its noise on the structure of spun pots. As far as I know, no one, besides possibly Leo G. Carroll, has ever gotten a convincing result looking for sounds in old objects.

We have some potters here - perhaps we can get one to throw a pot or two in the presence of readily identifiable sound?

But, I really can’t imagine unamplified voice being able to have any effect on the clay and the potter’s fingers as they work the clay. Nevermind damping, the stuff’s wet!

[corkboard]

Lemur nailed it. Case closed.

[gigi]

@Wildfire**MM

This must be one of the strangest scientific theories ever

Right up there with “record ambient sounds in a room and then listen for ghosts talking to you”.