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Table of Contents

• Summary
• Table of Contents
• List of Figures and Tables

• 1. Introduction
• 1.1 Project background
• 1.2 Approach and method
• 2. Understanding the Architecture and Archaeological Background of Mousa Broch
• 2.1 The roof question
• 2.2 The stairs
• 2.3 The courtyard of Mousa broch
• 2.4 Void set categorisation
• 2.5 Anomalies of the voids
• 3. Consideration of Acoustics Inside Mousa Broch
• 3.1 Creation of a scale model and observations of the action of light and shadow on the model walls
• 3.2 Contribution of the gallery chambers to the sonic character of Mousa broch
• 3.3 The contribution of the internal walls to the sonic character of Mousa broch
• 4. Approach to Data Collection
• 4.1 Equipment - sound sources and instruments
• 4.2 Details of recording approach
• 5. Results and Discussion
• 5.1 Analysis of reverberation times
• 5.2 Discussion
• 6. Conclusion
• 7. Architectural Breakdown of Sound and Image Data from Mousa Broch
• 7.1 Entrance to the broch
• 7.2 Courtyard
• 7.3 Cell A
• 7.4 Cell B
• 7.5 Cell C
• 7.6 Stairs
• 7.7 Top of the broch
• 7.8 Void sets
• Acknowledgements
• Bibliography
• Appendix 1: Sound files from Mousa broch
• Appendix 2: Videos from Mousa broch

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