The Neanderthal Flute, found in the cave of Divje Babe in Slovenia, is thought to date back at least 50,000 years, making it the oldest known musical instrument in the world.. It was discovered by ...

Archaeologists uncovered a 60,000-year-old Neanderthal flute that offers the oldest known glimpse into prehistoric music. This discovery challenges ideas about Neanderthal culture and creativity.

A new analysis of ancient genomes is deepening scientists’ understanding of the Neanderthal DNA carried by human populations in Europe and Asia — genetic traces that may have medical relevance ...

That accolade goes to a 60,000-year-old Neanderthal flute discovered inside a cave in Slovenia, according to the National Museum of Slovenia. Jennifer Nalewicki. Journalist.

Many experts believe an approximately 45,000-year-old bear femur could be a flute — the oldest known musical instrument. Ivan Turk discovered the bone in 1995 in Slovenia’s Divje Babe Archaeological ...

In this adapted extract from The Naked Neanderthal: A New Understanding of the Human Creature, ... playing the flute, painting cave walls, inventing technology, ...

These Neanderthals lived 50,000 years ago in the Altai mountains of Russia. The remains under study—17 bone and tooth samples belonging to 13 individuals—came from two caves about 100km apart.