The first paper in this issue is a meticulous account of a somewhat underplayed aspect of archaeology – the study of natural features, or more accurately, places that inhabit the boundary between natural and cultural. Richard Bradley and AaronWatson tackle ‘a conspicuous rock outcropmasked by a thin layer of topsoil which gives the impression that it is an earthen mound’ and which is decorated with cup-marks that extend toward the rising point of the midsummer sun. Is it a monument or is it a natural feature? Is it a natural feature that was thought by prehistoric people to be a monument? The authors approach the site from a landscape perspective, seeing how it sits in the terrain and what can be seen around it, then contextualise it with archaeological features in the region and also other examples elsewhere of such archaeologically ambivalent features, and undertake a careful excavation of the site itself – revealing a natural feature that was a focus of apparent ritual activity, in which the manipulation of quartz was involved. This major paper is a fascinating archaeological detective story, and an example of what the authors consider to be a kind of ‘found architecture’. Their conclusions are thought-provoking. The second paper in this issue is by Swedish ethnomusicologist Cajsa Lund, who gives us a rare insight into the study of ringing rocks in Sweden. Around the world, there are certain natural rock features – as well as stones incorporated into monumental structures – that have thedistinctive ability toproducemetallic soundswhen struck with a small hammerstone. They can emit gong-like sounds, pure bell-like tones, and other ringing and musical effects not normally expected from stone objects. Ringing rocks are a curiosity that can still intrigue us today, because while not exactly rare, they are uncommon. As Lund explains, such rocks are known by a variety of names – ringing rocks, resonant rocks, lithophones, and bell stones among them. The kinds of rock involved are usually of an igneous nature, particularly granite and diorite, although there are exceptions – especially limestone, in the form of calcite deposits in caves. They require air space all around them in order to fully resonate; such positioning is usually of natural occurrence, but human augmentation is to be suspected in some cases. This journal has a strong interest in archaeoacoustics (see Archaeoacoustics Special Issue), and so we welcome this contribution from Cajsa Lund (who is currently engaged on a major survey of ringing rocks in Scandinavia), and especially so because the study of ringing rocks is something of a ‘Cinderella’ in archaeoacoustics research, tending to be bypassed to some extent. This is odd, because resonant rocks have a cross-cultural and cross-temporal TIME & MIND 2019, VOL. 12, NO. 1, 1–2 https://doi.org/10.1080/1751696X.2019.1580468

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本期的第一篇论文对考古学中一个有点被低估的方面进行了细致的描述——对自然特征的研究，或者更准确地说，是对居住在自然和文化之间边界的地方的研究。理查德·布拉德利 (Richard Bradley) 和亚伦·沃森 (AaronWatson) 解决了“一块显眼的岩石，上面覆盖着一层薄薄的表土，给人的印象是土丘”，并装饰有朝盛夏太阳升起的地方延伸的杯状标记。它是纪念碑还是自然景观？是史前人们认为是古迹的自然特征吗？作者从景观的角度接近现场，看看它是如何坐落在地形中的，以及在它周围可以看到什么，然后将其与该地区的考古特征以及其他类似考古矛盾特征的其他例子结合起来，并对遗址本身进行仔细的挖掘——揭示一个自然特征，它是明显的仪式活动的焦点，其中石英的操纵是涉及。这篇主要论文是一个引人入胜的考古侦探故事，也是作者认为是一种“发现的建筑”的一个例子。他们的结论发人深省。本期的第二篇论文由瑞典民族音乐学家 Cajsa Lund 撰写，他为我们提供了对瑞典环形岩石研究的难得见解。在世界各地，有某些天然岩石特征——以及融入巨大结构的石头——具有独特的能力，当用小锤子敲击时会产生金属声。它们可以发出类似锣的声音、类似铃铛的纯音，以及其他通常不会从石头物体中获得的振铃和音乐效果。环形岩石是一种好奇心，今天仍然可以吸引我们，因为虽然并不罕见，但它们并不常见。正如 Lund 解释的那样，此类岩石有多种名称——其中包括响铃岩、共振岩、石松石和钟形石。所涉及的岩石种类通常具有火成岩性质，特别是花岗岩和闪长岩，但也有例外——尤其是石灰岩，以洞穴中方解石沉积物的形式存在。它们需要周围的空气空间才能完全共振；这种定位通常是自然发生的，但在某些情况下可能会怀疑人类增强。这本期刊对古声学有浓厚的兴趣（见古声学特刊），所以我们欢迎 Cajsa Lund（他目前从事斯堪的纳维亚环形岩的主要调查）的贡献，特别是因为环形岩的研究是在考古声学研究中有点像“灰姑娘”，在某种程度上往往会被绕过。这很奇怪，因为共振岩石有一个跨文化和跨时间的 TIME & MIND 2019, VOL。12，没有。1, 1–2 https://doi.org/10.1080/1751696X.2019.1580468 因此我们欢迎来自 Cajsa Lund（他目前正在对斯堪的纳维亚半岛的环形岩石进行重大调查）的贡献，尤其是因为环形岩石的研究在古声学研究中有点像“灰姑娘”，往往被绕过在一定程度上。这很奇怪，因为共振岩石有一个跨文化和跨时间的 TIME & MIND 2019，VOL。12，没有。1, 1–2 https://doi.org/10.1080/1751696X.2019.1580468 因此我们欢迎来自 Cajsa Lund（他目前正在对斯堪的纳维亚半岛的环形岩石进行重大调查）的贡献，尤其是因为环形岩石的研究在古声学研究中有点像“灰姑娘”，往往被绕过在一定程度上。这很奇怪，因为共振岩石有一个跨文化和跨时间的 TIME & MIND 2019, VOL。12，没有。1, 1–2 https://doi.org/10.1080/1751696X.2019.1580468