In a Slovenian cave near the Idrijca River, archaeologists unearthed a strange artifact in 1995: a fragment of bone, about the length of a finger, punctured with round holes and charred by ancient ...

The discovery, reported in the journal Nature, suggests that the first humans to occupy Europe had a fairly sophisticated culture. The instrument was excavated from a cave in Germany. The wing bone of ...

A collection of prehistoric flutes unearthed in Israel once used by the Natufians are some of the oldest musical instruments in the world. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

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They think the musical instruments may have been used for religious rituals or just for fun! The discovery supports the thinking that humans followed the River Danube bringing technological ...

KURASHIKI, Okayama Prefecture--An antique grand piano commemorating the birth of Emperor Emeritus Akihito nearly a century ago has been given new life and restored to its former splendor, following a ...

The hurdy-gurdy is one of Europe's oldest musical instruments. A kind of mechanical violin, it uses keys and a crank, along with melody and drone strings. Some call it the medieval synthesizer, and a ...