Howard, David, Schofield, John orcid.org/0000-0001-6903-7395, Fletcher, Joann et al. (3 more authors) (2020) Synthesis of a Vocal Sound from the 3,000 year old Mummy, Nesyamun ‘True of Voice’. Scientific Reports. 45000. ISSN 2045-2322
Abstract
The sound of a 3,000 year old mummified individual has been accurately reproduced as a vowel-like sound based on measurements of the precise dimensions of his extant vocal tract following Computed Tomography (CT) scanning, enabling the creation of a 3-D printed vocal tract. By using the Vocal Tract Organ, which provides a user-controllable artificial larynx sound source, a vowel sound is synthesised which compares favourably with vowels of modern individuals.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Authors 2020 |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > Archaeology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 15 Apr 2020 09:00 |
Last Modified: | 06 Jan 2024 00:43 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56316-y |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56316-y |