Archaeoacoustic analysis of Cybele’s temple, Imperial Roman Palace of Felix Romuliana, Serbia. An interpretation using a method complementary to archaeology.

Archaeoacoustic and physical phenomena research at ancient sites has developed beyond the initial stage. Our research group uses a practical standard (SBSA) complementing the field of archaeology. Studying archaeoacoustics and natural phenomena over the last four years, has enables us to offer an explanation as to some of the enigmas of ancient archaeological sites that were not possible to explain with other methods. Following our experience, we applied the same method to look at an interesting question about the orientation of Cybele’s Temple situated within the Imperial Roman Palace Felix Romuliana, South-East Serbia. This temple and its fixtures are the only place within the palace that is not oriented along the east-west axis of the complex as was the Roman tradition (Decumanus). Historians also made reference to mysterious rituals, so we used archaeoacoustical methods to better understand why this ought be. We found that the temple’s orientation followed the direction of some infrasound and low frequency vibrations most likely originating from an underground flow of water. These frequencies would have increased the effect of rituals by enhancing the psyche of the participants due to the influence of these low vibrations on human brain waves. This suggests the builders of this temple had some sort of knowledge of this effect

Baseline characteristics of participating patients, severity of symptoms and hospitalisation status at one month and three month follow up.

<p>Other than where mean (SD) is stated, figures are n (%).</p

Recruitment and follow-up rates in involuntary and voluntary patients.

<p>Recruitment and follow-up rates in involuntary and voluntary patients.</p

Estimated change in service users’ autonomy and experiences of care given an increase of 10% in each QuIRC domain.

<p>QuIRC  =  Quality Indicator for Rehabilitative Care.</p><p>RCS  =  Resident Choice Scale.</p><p>YTC  =  Your Treatment and Care.</p

Percentage of unit-to-unit variance in service user outcomes explained by QuIRC domain scores using three models.

<p>QuIRC  =  Quality Indicator for Rehabilitative Care.</p><p>Model A: QuIRC domain score entered as the only independent variable.</p><p>Model B: unit type (hospital or community) added to Model A.</p><p>Model C: service user characteristics added to Model B (age, GAF and psychosis or not).</p><p>Differences in % variance for each model also shown: B–A, C–B.</p