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The Ancient Jerusalem Soundscape: They Experienced Life Differently

ReligionForBreakfast · Nov 12, 2026 · 4:53

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One day, I was trying to write my dissertation while sitting in my room in east Jerusalem. I was writing about ancient soundscapes...how the lack of ambient sounds in ancient cities would have made conversation and religious chants audible from over 100 feet away. Then a traffic jam happened outside my window. It was very loud. So I made this video.Uploaded 21-03-18(The ancient city you see in some of these clips comes from the city of Hippos, a Roman city in the Galilee). Andrew's religious studies book recommendations: http://amazon.com/shop/religionforbreakfasthttps://www.instagram.com/andrewmarkhenry/Sources:Bruce Smith, “The Acoustic World of Early Modern England."Massachusetts Birth rate stats: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/infant_mortality_rates/infant_mortality.htm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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