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  2. May 25, 2012 · The flutes, made from bird bone and mammoth ivory, come from a cave in southern Germany which contains early evidence for the occupation of Europe by modern humans - <italic>Homo...

  3. When it was found, he proposed that it was either a musical artifact or a gnawed bone pierced with teeth, [2] favouring the former. As described by Turk and his colleagues, the Neanderthal musical instrument from Divje babe I would be the oldest known musical instrument.

  4. Jun 5, 2023 · Archaeologists have found a pre-historic instrument carved from cave bear bones, and it can still be played today. The Neanderthal Flute, found in the cave of Divje Babe in Slovenia, is thought to date back at least 50,000 years, making it the oldest known musical instrument in the world.

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  5. Jun 24, 2009 · A vulture-bone flute discovered in a European cave is likely the world's oldest recognizable musical instrument and pushes back humanity's musical roots, a new study says.

  6. The flutes, made of bone and ivory, represent the earliest known musical instruments and provide unmistakable evidence of prehistoric music. The flutes were found in caves with the oldest known examples of figurative art.

  7. The earliest known musical instruments are as old as humanity itself and have been unearthed in excavations across the globe. From bone flute fragments to hollowed-out logs and animal bones, researchers have uncovered a variety of relics that provide insight into the first musicians.

  8. Jun 25, 2009 · The maker of the flute carved the instrument from the radius of a griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus). This species has a wingspan between 230 and 265 cm and provides bones ideal for large flutes.

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