Flute
Musical instruments have been created since the old times by early humans. Any musical instrument can be made from anything, ranging from wood, iron, brass, copper, stone and even the bones of a dead animal.
Like a flute or some kind of flute found in an old cave in Germany.
The flute is made from bird bones weaverbird and estimated by the archaeologist is the world’s oldest musical instrument.
Bone flute was about 40,000 years old and was discovered by the archaeologist from the University of Tuebingen in the Hohle Fels, a stone cave in southern Germany.
The terdii distilled from a five-hole and V-shaped upper section to be blown. The width of the holes and measures 8 millimeters long by 34 centimeters flute.
Previously also found pieces of flute in the vicinity of the cave, precisely in Geissenklösterle 35 000 years old.
“Apart from bird bones weaverbird, we also never found a flute made of mammoth ivory. Mammoth ivory flute-making more difficult to extract from the bones of birds, “said Nicholas Conard, one of the researchers from the University of Tuebingen, Germany.
Formerly a musical instrument like a flute is used not only for playing music but rather used as a means of communication. In fact, the instrument can also be used as a tool for daily activities and weapons to protect themselves.
Besides playing music using instruments made by themselves can tighten their relationships between ancient society at that time.
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