1,600 Generations Ago
The oldest undisputed musical instrument is the Hohle Fels Flute discovered in the Hohle Fels cave in Germany’s Swabian Alb in 2008. The flute is made from a vulture’s wing bone perforated with five finger holes.
Bone Flute
38,000 BCE
38,000 to 33,000 BCE
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