Bone Flute Is Oldest Instrument, Study Says

[Nicholas]

A vulture-bone flute discovered in a European cave is likely the world's oldest recognizable musical instrument and pushes back humanity's musical roots, a new study says.

Find the article HERE!

[Auspex]

From the article:

"Music may have been one of the cultural accomplishments that gave the first European modern-human (Homo sapiens) settlers an advantage over their now extinct Neanderthal-human (Homo neanderthalis) cousins, according to the team.

The ancient flutes are evidence for an early musical tradition that likely helped modern humans communicate and form tighter social bonds, the researchers argue."

How 'bout this take:

The makers of these instruments enjoyed enough success as to afford the time it took to manufacture, and play, instruments that would have been a frivolous burden to a people living purely at the subsistence level. They were already out-competing the Neanderthals; music is not the cause of Cro-Magnon ascendancy, it is evidence of it.

[Nicholas]

The makers of these instruments enjoyed enough success as to afford the time it took to manufacture, and play, instruments that would have been a frivolous burden to a people living purely at the subsistence level. They were already out-competing the Neanderthals; music is not the cause of Cro-Magnon ascendancy, it is evidence of it.

Extremely well put and I agree entirely. Poor reporting strikes again.

[mommabetts]

I agree with you Auspex.