35,000-year-old flute found in German cave

[Jim]

The wing bone of a griffon vulture with five precisely drilled holes
in it is the oldest known musical instrument, a 35,000-year-old relic
of an early human society that drank beer, played flute and drums and
danced around the campfire on cold winter evenings, researchers said
Wednesday.

Excavated from a cave in Germany, the nearly complete flute suggests
that the first humans to occupy Europe had a fairly sophisticated
culture, complete with alcohol, adornments, art objects and music that
they developed there or even brought with them from Africa when they
moved to the new continent 40,000 years or so ago.

Read complete article at --
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-sci-flute25-2009jun25,0,3533361.story

[BOBSTRY...@aol.com]

In a message dated 7/11/2009 9:45:02 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, j...@biblicalheritagecenter.org writes:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-sci-flute25-2009jun25,0,3533361.story

We haven't progressed very far, have we Jim. 

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[Glenn Judah]

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