Earliest Musical Instruments in Europe 40,000 Years Ago

A flute from the site of Geißenklösterle made from mammoth ivory.
Credit: Image courtesy of Tübingen University

ScienceDaily (May 27, 2012) — The first modern humans in Europe were playing musical instruments and showing artistic creativity as early as 40,000 years ago, according to new research from Oxford and Tübingen universities.

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