<![CDATA[One of the oldest known musical instruments!]]>One of the oldest known musical instruments!

A Paleolithic made from a 's wing bone some 40,000 years ago! The preserved length is about 12.6 cm with three finger holes. The original length of the flute is unknown.

Found in the Geißenklästerle Cave near Blaubeuren. This is one of eight known flutes found on the Swabian Jura. The finds suggest that music played an important role in this region.

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]]>https://a440.social/topic/fa43f0af-12bd-4301-8843-dd1fbca85b3c/one-of-the-oldest-known-musical-instrumentsRSS for NodeFri, 05 Jun 2026 22:54:42 GMTFri, 05 Jun 2026 09:02:12 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to One of the oldest known musical instruments! on Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:24:19 GMT]]>@ArdentArchivist Yes, it's amazing what happened in that region some 40,000 years ago

]]>https://a440.social/post/https://social.anoxinon.de/users/ninawillburger/statuses/116699133330589001https://a440.social/post/https://social.anoxinon.de/users/ninawillburger/statuses/116699133330589001Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:24:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the oldest known musical instruments! on Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:25:11 GMT]]>@ninawillburger what kind of melody came out of those flutes?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleolithic_flute

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The Swabian Jura has got to be one of the most stupendous areas on the surface of the planet. The wealth of artefacts recovered - this region must have had a veritable explosion of cultural expression throughout human development!

]]>https://a440.social/post/https://archaeo.social/users/ArdentArchivist/statuses/116697106030065323https://a440.social/post/https://archaeo.social/users/ArdentArchivist/statuses/116697106030065323Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:48:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the oldest known musical instruments! on Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:41:38 GMT]]>@ninawillburger the ones in Budapest were cool too!

]]>https://a440.social/post/https://zirk.us/users/scholar_farmer/statuses/116696842124319657https://a440.social/post/https://zirk.us/users/scholar_farmer/statuses/116696842124319657Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:41:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the oldest known musical instruments! on Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:06:21 GMT]]>@ninawillburger swan's bone!! Bids bones are hollow so maybe that's why they tried the first...

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