Simulating the behaviour of light inside Arctic dwellings: implications for assessing the role of vision in task performance
Simulating the behaviour of light inside Arctic dwellings: implications for assessing the role of vision in task performance
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模拟北极住宅内的光行为：评估视觉在任务表现中的作用的影响
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2007
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Matthew Walls
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P. Dawson;R. Levy;D. Gardner;Matthew Walls
考古学中的可见性研究一直受到批评，因为他们倾向于强调视觉的重要性。新兴的感官人类学领域认为，视觉、嗅觉、听觉和触觉（触觉）的相对重要性因文化而异，并且是人类与特定环境互动方式的函数。加拿大北极地区是一个独特的感官环境，因为冬季长时间的黑暗使得人工照明对日常工作至关重要。在本文中，我们使用3D计算机建模来模拟预接触图勒因纽特人冬季住宅内使用的小石灯产生的光的水平。结果表明，室内照明水平远低于西方建筑标准推荐的要求高水平视力的任务。我们的结论是，这可能影响了活动位于住宅内，并鼓励更多地使用触摸相对于视觉时，执行任务，如缝纫和雕刻。
Abstract Visibility studies in archaeology have been criticized because they tend to emphasize the importance of vision over other senses. The burgeoning field of sensory anthropology argues that the relative significance of visual, olfactory, acoustic and haptic (touch) senses varies cross-culturally, and is a function of how human beings interact with their particular environments. The Canadian Arctic is a unique sensory environment because prolonged periods of winter darkness make artificial light essential for everyday tasks. In this paper, we use 3D computer modelling to simulate the levels of light produced by the small stone lamps used inside pre-contact Thule Inuit winter dwellings. The results demonstrate that interior light levels fall well below those recommended by Western architectural standards for tasks requiring high levels of visual acuity. We conclude that this may have influenced where activities were situated inside the dwelling and encouraged greater use of touch relative to vision when performing tasks such as sewing and carving.