Oldest Musical Instrument Discovered by Archaeologists

by Auron Renius | July 21, 2009 at 11:49 am
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An article I wrote about the recent find in Germany.

Archaeologist  Nicholas Conard of the University of Tübingen in Germany stated the earliest finds of this kind previously dated from around 35,000 years ago at the near by site Geissenklosterle, but at 40,000 years old, this one dates back to the earliest period of settlement in the region by modern man and is probably the oldestmusical instrument ever found.
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Amy Judd

This is really neat!

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sivakaran

wow!!

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