BERLIN – A bird-bone flute unearthed in a German cave was carved some 35,000 years ago and is the oldest handcrafted musical instrument yet discovered, archaeologists say, offering the latest evidence ...

A bird-bone flute unearthed in a German cave is the oldest handcrafted musical instrument yet discovered. Archaeologists assembled the flute from 12 pieces of griffon vulture bone scattered in the ...

A bird-bone flute unearthed in a German cave was carved some 35,000 years ago and is the oldest handcrafted musical instrument yet discovered, archaeologists say, offering the latest evidence that ...

This flute is the first musical instrument in the history of humankind—one of the first examples of technology—which has surprised everyone demonstrating that music already existed 35,000 years ago.

The flute is a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of ...

It’s carved from the bone of a cave bear – and it sounds hauntingly beautiful. Archaeologists have found a pre-historic instrument carved from cave bear bones, and it can still be played today. The ...

Lightweight and portable, the flute is a popular instrument famous for its versatility and distinctive tone. It’s also thought to be the oldest instrument in history, with examples of its use dating ...

A lively Lizzo performance called attention to historical instruments constructed out of crystal, but crystal isn’t the only odd material for making music. Sam Walters is the associate editor at ...

Figure 2: Fragments of ivory flutes from Hohle Fels and Vogelherd. The find density in archaeological horizon Vb is moderately high, with much flint-knapping debris, worked bone and ivory, bones of ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by It’s an instrument based on the most fundamental sign of life: breath. Listen to the best music ever written for it. In the past, we’ve chosen the ...