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Ice-Age Ivory Flute Found in German Cave (35K years old]
Reuters Science ^ | Dec. 10, 2004 | Anon EuroWeenie

Posted on 12/10/2004 12:57:32 PM PST by Pharmboy

BERLIN (Reuters) - A 35,000-year-old flute made from a woolly mammoth's ivory tusk has been unearthed in a German cave by archaeologists, the University of Tuebingen said on Friday.

The flute, one of the oldest musical instruments discovered, was pieced together from 31 fragments found in a cave in the Swabian mountains in southwestern Germany, the university said.

The mountains have yielded rich pickings in recent years, including ivory figurines, ornaments and other musical instruments. Archaeologists believe humans camped in the area in winter and spring. Mammoths, now extinct, were large elephant-like creatures with hairy coats and long, upcurved tusks. They lived during the Pleistocene period from 2 million to 11,000 years ago.

The university said it planned to put the instrument on display in a museum in Stuttgart.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Germany; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: archaeology; artifacts; bv; culture; europe; ggg; godsgravesglyphs; history; madeinchina; music
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So, I guess this is evidence for the first party?
1 posted on 12/10/2004 12:57:33 PM PST by Pharmboy
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To: blam

PING


2 posted on 12/10/2004 12:58:37 PM PST by Pharmboy (Listen...you can still hear the old media sobbing.)
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To: Pharmboy

Helen Thomas says it is hers.


3 posted on 12/10/2004 12:58:45 PM PST by mad puppy ( "He's with me!" And I'm with W.)
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Early oompah band.
4 posted on 12/10/2004 12:58:58 PM PST by atomicpossum (I am the Cat that walks by himself, and all places are alike to me.)
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To: Pharmboy

Man, I knew Jethro Tull was old but this is ridiculous.


5 posted on 12/10/2004 12:59:31 PM PST by UseYourHead (Smith & Wesson: The original point-and-click interface)
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"Hey, Ughh, play some of that Jethro Tull."


6 posted on 12/10/2004 1:00:34 PM PST by Just another Joe (Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
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...along with the flute, ancient sheet music was discovered that scientists have deciphered as Little Brown Jug.


7 posted on 12/10/2004 1:00:47 PM PST by durasell (Friends are so alarming, My lover's never charming...)
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To: UseYourHead

8 posted on 12/10/2004 1:00:51 PM PST by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: Pharmboy

Next they'll find evidence of early PETA members who protested the murder of wooly mammoths.


9 posted on 12/10/2004 1:01:19 PM PST by SittinYonder (Tancredo and I wanna know what you believe)
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To: UseYourHead

Where do you think the inspiration for Bungle in the Jungle came from?


10 posted on 12/10/2004 1:02:01 PM PST by writer33 (The U.S. Constitution defines a conservative)
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To: Pharmboy

Interesting story


11 posted on 12/10/2004 1:04:50 PM PST by RKB-AFG
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To: Pharmboy

12 posted on 12/10/2004 1:05:03 PM PST by WildTurkey
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To: Just another Joe

What about something by Zamphir?!


13 posted on 12/10/2004 1:05:35 PM PST by go-dubya-04
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Did ya know that before Tull made it big he had to change the name of his band all the time so they could work in the clubs? Owners didn' want to hire a flute playing rock and roller.


14 posted on 12/10/2004 1:05:55 PM PST by stockpirate (Check out my homepage and learn about sKerry and his Socialist friends.)
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Early oompah band.

Did you expect an accordion? And the bladders for the tubas would have disappeared long ago.

15 posted on 12/10/2004 1:16:31 PM PST by xJones
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Germans + gov't grant + 31 pieces of anything..
WILL come up with something to flaut..
16 posted on 12/10/2004 1:17:19 PM PST by hosepipe (This Propaganda has been edited to include not a small amount of Hyperbole..)
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Neanderthals?

GGG Ping.

17 posted on 12/10/2004 1:17:20 PM PST by blam
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What about something by Zamphir?!

Stop it! No! I'm still recovering from the Zamphir TV ads. Oh, the horror....

18 posted on 12/10/2004 1:18:23 PM PST by xJones
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Caveman's Flute in Germany?
19 posted on 12/10/2004 1:20:46 PM PST by BigEdLB (BigEd)
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Caveman's Flute in Germany?
20 posted on 12/10/2004 1:21:26 PM PST by BigEdLB (BigEd)
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