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The flute is made from a vulture radius bone perforated with five finger holes, and dates to approximately 35,000 years ago. [2] Several years before, two flutes made of mute swan bone and one made of woolly mammoth ivory were found in the nearby Geissenklösterle cave. The team that made the Hohle Fels discovery wrote that these finds were, at ...
The flutes date back at least 35,000 years and are some of the earliest musical instruments ever found. [4] In 2012, it was announced that an earlier discovery of bone flute fragments in Geißenklösterle Cave now date back to about 42,000 years, instead of 37,000 years, as earlier perceived. [5] [6]
Among the most notable items are two flutes carved from bird bone and mammoth ivory, the oldest known musical instruments with an age of 42,000 to 43,000 years. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The flutes were able to play distinct melodies, and music was likely an integral part of the societies living in the region at the time.
Bone fragments unearthed in a cave in central Germany show that our species ventured into Europe's cold higher latitudes more than 45,000 years ago - much earlier than previously known - in a ...
The oldest undisputed musical instrument was the Hohle Fels Flute discovered in the Hohle Fels cave in Germany's Swabian Alb in 2008. [14] The flute is made from a vulture's wing bone perforated with five finger holes, and dates to approximately 35,000-40,000 years ago. [14] A flute was also found at the Abri Blanchard in southwestern France. [15]
The caves are seen as the first centre of human art, [1] [4] [5] were named "cradle of art" [6] and "cradle of civilization", [7] with a continuous cultural heritage over 6000 years, [8] and are among the first settlements of modern humans in Europe. [9] Bone flute from the Geissenklösterle cave, dated around c. 43,150–39,370 BP, are the ...
The Giant deer bone of Einhornhöhle is a piece of art made in the Middle Paleolithic period by Neanderthals. Dated to 51,000 years ago, the piece is the oldest piece of art ever found in Europe. It was found in the Einhornhöhle ('unicorn cave') in the Harz Mountains of Germany.
Archaeologists say they have discovered what may be the largest mass grave ever excavated in Europe at a site in southern Germany. Mass grave with 1,000 skeletons found in Germany Skip to main content