The Master of Arabian Flute

A flute is expressed as the world's oldest musical instrument. Flute unearthed from a cave in Germany was made from bird bones and carved about 35,000 years ago.

In the early modern era, Europe has developed a complex culture and creative. An archaeological team led archaeologist Nicholas Conard of the University of Tuebingen reconnect 12 pieces of flute, which is derived from the bone pile from caves Hohle vultures FELS, into a flute whose length is about 22 centimeters by five holes.

"No doubt this is the world's oldest musical instrument," he said.

The findings were published online by the scientific journal Nature. Other old flute was found in Austria allegedly 19,000 years old. And 22 pieces for flute found in the Pyrenees Mountains, France, around 30,000 years old.

September 2008 Conard team picked up six fragments of ivory form the figure of the discoveries of the human head is believed to be the oldest building an advanced culture 35,000 years ago.

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