Earliest music instruments found

Valid_Username · 05-28-12 at 08:51 AM

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Researchers have identified what they say are the oldest-known musical instruments in the world.

The flutes, made from bird bone and mammoth ivory, come from a cave in southern Germany which contains early evidence for the occupation of Europe by modern humans.

Scientists used carbon dating to show that the flutes were between 42,000 and 43,000 years old.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18196349

Adanaliyik · 05-28-12 at 08:57 AM

See, I told you all that "rock" music was older than you thought....

:)

**cazmajor** · 05-28-12 at 09:05 AM

Bloomin' 'eck!

**CyberKingdom** · 05-28-12 at 09:19 AM

Hold on, hold on, I got it!

"The Rolling Stones!"

Adanaliyik · 05-28-12 at 09:29 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by CyberKingdom

Hold on, hold on, I got it!

"The Rolling Stones!"

Mick's ancient, but do you really think he's that old? Should we like have him carbon tested or something?

:)

**L1b3rta** · 05-28-12 at 10:39 AM

The first external musical instrument perhaps. Our voice boxes are obviously the oldest.

**plasty** · 05-28-12 at 10:44 AM

It doesn't mention if they found any amplifiers with them.
I wonder...

**Nomoon** · 05-28-12 at 11:16 AM

I always thought the earliest man made musical instruments would be a kind of percussion.

Adanaliyik · 05-28-12 at 11:50 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Nomoon

I always thought the earliest man made musical instruments would be a kind of percussion.

They would have been. But finding sticks and rocks together would not have been proof that they were meant as musical instruments. These are the earliest finds that could definitely be identified as having no other purpose except making sound.

As to whether it was music or not, I can't say. It was probably just talking with background sounds, like Rap, and that's definitely not music to me...

:)

**lvstealth** · 05-28-12 at 12:05 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Nomoon

I always thought the earliest man made musical instruments would be a kind of percussion.

hm... i thought it would be wind! no! not that, i meant like whistling, maybe burping the tune!

smiles,
Mandy

Adanaliyik · 05-28-12 at 12:28 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by lvstealth

hm... i thought it would be wind! no! not that, i meant like whistling, maybe burping the tune!

smiles,
Mandy

Do you mean like "beans, beans the musical fruit" ?

:)

**skeleton89** · 05-28-12 at 12:51 PM

It seems more like a call that might be used during hunts.

**lvstealth** · 05-28-12 at 01:49 PM

i would agree, it does more resemble a call for some game. we see what we want though, so what they want to find is music, and thus they found music.

smiles,
Mandy

**MacFalic** · 05-28-12 at 02:15 PM

O.K. I will go back to gross...

I would have thought the first tunes would be from the "chorus" around a campfire bean fest. Of course it wouldn't be advisable in a cave...or under a shared hide.

I agree, science has a bad habit of finding just what they are looking for. Whether or not the find is\was what they were looking for.

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MacFalic Sleeps with Kuune Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Land of Cunning Sheep Posts: 838	O.K. I will go back to gross... I would have thought the first tunes would be from the "chorus" around a campfire bean fest. Of course it wouldn't be advisable in a cave...or under a shared hide. I agree, science has a bad habit of finding just what they are looking for. Whether or not the find is\was what they were looking for. Last edited by MacFalic; 05-28-12 at 02:18 PM.

05-28-12 at 08:57 AM	#2
Adanaliyik Master Join Date: May 2012 Location: Turkey Posts: 1,162	See, I told you all that "rock" music was older than you thought.... :)

05-28-12 at 09:05 AM	#3
cazmajor Elite Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,630	Bloomin' 'eck!

05-28-12 at 09:19 AM	#4
CyberKingdom Master Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,105	Hold on, hold on, I got it! "The Rolling Stones!"

05-28-12 at 09:29 AM	#5
Adanaliyik Master Join Date: May 2012 Location: Turkey Posts: 1,162	Quote: Originally Posted by CyberKingdom Hold on, hold on, I got it! "The Rolling Stones!" Mick's ancient, but do you really think he's that old? Should we like have him carbon tested or something? :)

05-28-12 at 10:39 AM	#6
L1b3rta Guru Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 5,985	The first external musical instrument perhaps. Our voice boxes are obviously the oldest.

05-28-12 at 10:44 AM	#7
plasty Decrepit Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 12,366	It doesn't mention if they found any amplifiers with them. I wonder...

05-28-12 at 11:16 AM	#8
Nomoon Expert Join Date: May 2011 Location: Far from everything Posts: 964	I always thought the earliest man made musical instruments would be a kind of percussion.

05-28-12 at 11:50 AM	#9
Adanaliyik Master Join Date: May 2012 Location: Turkey Posts: 1,162	Quote: Originally Posted by Nomoon I always thought the earliest man made musical instruments would be a kind of percussion. They would have been. But finding sticks and rocks together would not have been proof that they were meant as musical instruments. These are the earliest finds that could definitely be identified as having no other purpose except making sound. As to whether it was music or not, I can't say. It was probably just talking with background sounds, like Rap, and that's definitely not music to me... :)

05-28-12 at 12:05 PM	#10
lvstealth Give me your Glow juice.. Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tennessee, USA Posts: 5,119	Quote: Originally Posted by Nomoon I always thought the earliest man made musical instruments would be a kind of percussion. hm... i thought it would be wind! no! not that, i meant like whistling, maybe burping the tune! smiles, Mandy

05-28-12 at 12:28 PM	#11
Adanaliyik Master Join Date: May 2012 Location: Turkey Posts: 1,162	Quote: Originally Posted by lvstealth hm... i thought it would be wind! no! not that, i meant like whistling, maybe burping the tune! smiles, Mandy Do you mean like "beans, beans the musical fruit" ? :)

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skeleton89 Exhausted Phantom Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 133	It seems more like a call that might be used during hunts.

05-28-12 at 01:49 PM	#13
lvstealth Give me your Glow juice.. Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tennessee, USA Posts: 5,119	i would agree, it does more resemble a call for some game. we see what we want though, so what they want to find is music, and thus they found music. smiles, Mandy