Study: Humans piped music from bone 35,000 years ago

EUROPEAN humans were piping tunes from bone and ivory flutes more than 35,000 years ago, new research has shown.

Thu, 25 Jun, 2009 - 01:00
John von Radowitz

Scientists discovered remains of the instruments in a German cave once populated by some of the first modern humans to settle in Europe after leaving Africa.

The most significant discovery was a flute made from a griffon vulture bone.

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