Re: Neandertal flute

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robert dimitrov wrote:
:
: Remains of a flute have been found in Slovenia. It has been
: tentatively dated to between 40,000 and 80,000 years ago and is the
:oldest
: musical instrument yet found. It was found in association with
:Neandertal
: artefacts, reports the New York Times Oct. 29. 1996 in its Science
: section.

I heard it on NPR a couple days ago. Whatever it's
purpose was, it was well-crafted, with much detail.
"Slow-witted" hominids, huh? Yeah, right... :-)
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