These ancient flutes may have been used to lure falcons
The 12,000-year-old wind instruments made from bird bones are the oldest known from the Middle East
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These seven flutes (each shown from three views) made from the bones of small waterfowl are the oldest known wind instruments from the Middle East, a new study says. The largest measures only about 63 millimeters, or 2.5 inches.
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