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World's oldest musical instrument - 35,000 years

Posted By Coolbuzz on Jun 25, 2009   FROM: coolbuzz.org report abuse

worlds oldest flute and musical instrument

Nicholas Conard and his team of archaeologists have made a remarkable discovery in the field of music by unearthing a flute that is about 35,000 years old. Touted as the oldest handcrafted musical instrument, the flute had to be assembled from 12 pieces of griffon vulture bone scattered in a small plot of the Hohle Fels cave, in southern Germany.

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