The ephemerality of prominence: A geospatial analysis of acoustic affordances in a hillfort landscape

Prominent places were powerful places. The persistence and stability of prominent typically depends upon the prioritisation their physical visual attributes. Yet if we are interested in expression prominence power, then should take account potential ways that reached acoustically into landscape. Acoustics complement visibility since sound like sight helps shape human experiences, memories emotions. In this paper, employ a geospatial framework where patterns propagation modelled brought conversation with mobility-based analyses often applied studies prominence. We apply our approach to study Bryn-y-Castell hillfort North West Wales. Geospatial studies, employing viewshed least-cost modelling, examine how topographic exposure might have accentuated presence hillforts. demonstrate analytical value combining acoustic, mobility approaches mapping zones which trade-off acoustic messages may been feature landscape was expressed. contribution lies challenging us think, conceptually methodologically, as something varied, ephemeral, lost gained potency intensities inhabitation dynamics.