Re: Neandertal flute

Dan Barnes (dbarnes@liv.ac.uk)
Mon, 4 Nov 1996 16:58:27 GMT

In article <3279CB8E.5CD@scn.org>, bh162@scn.org says...
>
>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.

Check out:

http://www.dealsonline.com/origins/news/article7.htm

It has a link to the report and a picture.

Dan