Oldest Musical Instrument, A 35,000-Year-Old Flute, Found In Germany
"Archaeologists Wednesday reported the discovery last fall of a bone flute and two fragments of ivory flutes that they said represented the earliest known flowering of music-making in Stone Age culture." The instrument "was uncovered in sediments a few feet away from the carved figurine of a busty, nude woman, also around 35,000 years old." New York Times 06/25/09

Posted June 25, 2009 09:57 PM