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Jun 28, 2024 · In this post, we’re going to take a look at 19 of the oldest instruments in the world, with histories dating back to ancient civilizations and cultures. These instruments offer a glimpse into the rich musical traditions of the past and the enduring power of music to bring people together.
Aug 17, 2021 · Then, in 2012, a team from Oxford and Tubingen Universities unearthed flutes made from mammoth ivory and bird bones in a cave in southern Germany that was carbon-dated to between 43,000 and 42,000 BC, making them the oldest musical instruments known.
The three flutes found at the Geisenklösterle Cave archaeological site are the oldest instruments in the world. Two of the flutes are made from the bones of mute swans and the other flute is made from mammoth ivory.
Feb 11, 2021 · The oldest-known musical instruments in the world are flutes, made from bird bone and mammoth ivory between 42,000 and 43,000 years ago.
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Feb 10, 2021 · This horn isn't the oldest known musical instrument. Some flutes made from bird bones and mammoth tusks go back about 40,000 years. Still, the ancient conch shell is a unique find.
May 25, 2012 · One of the flutes has been fashioned from mammoth ivory. Researchers have identified what they say are the oldest-known musical instruments in the world. The flutes, made from bird bone and...
Nov 17, 2021 · This week's episode of "Overheard at National Geographic" takes listeners back in time before recorded sound to hear what the oldest instruments ever discovered on Earth sounded like.
