Archaeoacoustics

Graeme Lawson: Sound Tracks—The Archaeology of Music and Ancient Instruments

Earth AncientsOct 24, 2026

Archaeologist and musician Graeme Lawson discusses his book Soundtracks, which traces humanity's musical past through instruments recovered from caves, graves and tombs, from 40,000-year-old bone flutes to Chinese bronze bells. He explains how microscopic wear patterns, tuning evidence and replicas reveal how ancient people made and used music, including to alter mood and perception. Host Cliff also previews his own more speculative ideas about Maya archaeoacoustics, altered states of consciousness, and transoceanic migration.

Destiny: Jonathan Goldman: Ascension Harmonics

Earth AncientsAug 26, 2026

Sound healing pioneer Jonathan Goldman joins host Cliff Dunning to discuss his book Ascension Harmonics and his claim to have rediscovered a powerful vocal intonation of the forbidden Hebrew divine name, Yahweh. Goldman explains his formula that frequency plus intent equals healing, and describes how the vowel sounds of the Tetragrammaton can resonate the chakras and act as a 'hotline to the divine.' The conversation also covers archaeoacoustics at Maya sites, including Goldman's claim that a darkened chamber at Palenque became faintly illuminated when he toned harmonics inside it.

Randall Carlson: The Lost World Before the Flood

Earth AncientsAug 22, 2026

Rogue geologist Randall Carlson returns to Earth Ancients to argue that a sophisticated pre-flood civilization may have been wiped out by the Younger Dryas catastrophe around 12,900 years ago, its coastal cities now drowned under 400 feet of sea-level rise. He makes the case that Plato's Atlantis best matches subsided land masses near the Azores on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. He also proposes that sacred sites worldwide share a common geometric blueprint, possibly the remnants of an ancient technology that harnessed telluric earth energies and plasma.

Episode #305: The Art of Sound - with Scotty Baldwin

Brothers of the SerpentNov 17, 2023

In this episode, Front Of House engineer Scotty Baldwin shares fascinating stories from his career working with top artists in both American and Chinese music. The conversation also dives into archaeoacoustics, the phenomenon related to sound in archaeological sites, and the legend of sasquatch. Listeners are taken on a journey through the wilderness of the Boundary Waters, highlighting the intersection of music and the mysterious.