Archaeoacoustics: Suggestions for a methodological framework.

We attempt to present a unified approach to archaeoacustics: its basic questions and methods, as well as the interaction of the several disciplines involved in this subject (archaeology, physics, engineering, mathematics, musicology, etc.) focusing on the role of the contribution of each of them. We illustrate with specific examples from pre‐Colombian buildings in Mesoamerica what, from our point of view, might be called a working methodological framework. Our aim is to provide a general framework for archaeacoustical studies in which anthropological aspects are taken into account, together with scientific and technical issues that involve the formulation of mathematical and physical models, performing experiments, and so on. Within a global formulation, we argue that discussing general problems such as intentionality or functionality of certain buildings can be better addressed.