Finding 35,000-year-old flute

German archaeologists have unearthed a flute made of bird bone buried underground more than 35,000 years ago. This is the oldest handmade musical instrument discovered, revealing a creative and massive culture of Europe.

Archaeologists from Tuebingen University collected 12 pieces of the flute made from vultures, scattered in Hohle Fels cave, in southern Germany. When reassembled, they formed a 22 cm long flute with 5 holes and a V-shaped mark. Archaeologist team leader Nicholas Conard said: 'According to our calculations this is clearly a negative instrument The world's' oldest 'music'.

The oldest flute in the world, made more than 35,000 years ago.Photo: Dailymail

This Hohle Fels flute is more complete and 'older' than 7 other ivory and bone flutes found in German caves in recent years. Another excavated flute in Austria aged 19,000 years and a group of 22 flutes found in the Pyrenees, France is less than 5,000 years old Hohle Fels.

At the same time, scientists also recovered six pieces of a small ivory woman statue that they thought was the smallest humanoid statue. Flute and statue, found together in a geological position, show that humans have established an advanced culture in Europe more than 35,000 years ago.

According to scientists, the 'decorations' for human life at the time such as musical instruments, jewelry or symbolic art, are quite similar to modern humans.