Paleolithic flute

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Aurignacian flute made from an animal bone, 43.000 to 39.000 years old, Geissenklösterle (Swabia)

During regular archaeological excavations, several

Swabian Alb region of Germany. Dated and tested independently by two laboratories, in England and Germany, the artifacts are authentic products of the Aurignacian archaeological culture. The Aurignacian flutes were created between 43,000 and 35,000 years ago. The flutes, made of bone and ivory, represent the earliest known musical instruments and provide unmistakable evidence of prehistoric music
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The flutes were found in caves with the oldest known examples of figurative art. Music and sculpture as artistic expression have developed simultaneously among the first humans in Europe, as the region is considered a key area in which various cultural innovations have developed. In addition to recreational and religious purposes, such ritual music might have helped to maintain larger social networks. This may have provided a competitive advantage over the Neanderthals.[1][2]

Early flutes

Aurignacian flute, 43,000–39,000 years old. Landesmuseum Württemberg, Stuttgart

In 2006, the Hohle Fels flute was discovered in the

carbon dating examination revealed an age of 42,000 to 43,000 years for the Geissenklösterle cave flutes, suggesting that they could be older than the one from the Hohle Fels cave.[4][5][6]

The artifact known as the Divje Babe flute, which was discovered in Slovenia in 1995, has also been suggested as the oldest Paleolithic flute, though this claim has been disputed. The artifact is AMS-14C dated to 43100 ± 700 year old

manmade and that there may have been four originally before the item was damaged.[7] However, other scientists have argued that the holes were chewed by an animal.[8][9][10]

The Divje Babe "flute"

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b "Earliest musical instrument discovered". The New York Times. June 24, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
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  5. ^ "Earliest music instruments found". BBC News. May 25, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  6. ^ "Earliest musical instrument discovered". International Business Times. May 25, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
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