Though prior to this painting, Lute instruments had existed for 1700 years. This painting was found in the Lost Tomb of Nebamun, depicting lute players and it’s estimated that the drawing is from 1350 BC. You can see the resemblance in this much older ancient Egyptian painting below. And although the one in the image may be quite recently made. The Lute in the image was collected in West Africa in 1951. Luteĭo you recognize the shape of the Lute? Going back in history, it’s the Guitar’s ancestor, making its earliest appearance more than 5000 years ago in Ancient Mesopotamia. Flutes like this bone flute can be preserved in caves because some caves are really dry, which makes it so that the material doesn’t break down.
This finding proves that the flute is the earliest instrument made by humans, at least that we’ve found so far. It’s on display at the National Museum of Slovenia if you want to see it for yourself. An animal that went extinct 24.000 years ago. It was discovered in the Divje babe cave in Slovenia, and the flute is made out of a bone from a Cave bear. It’s estimated that it is 60.000 years old, and was made by Neanderthals in Europe. This flute is the oldest instrument ever found. Bone Flute Photo: Petar Milošević License: CC.
I’ll show you some of the artifacts and their history, and at the very end of this list, I will show you a special instrument.
Most instruments on this list are over 3000 years old and many are much older. These are truly ancient musical instruments.
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