Neanderthal flute - the oldest musical instrument in the world

[@txiabneeb]

Per my understanding of my Hmong (Miao) cultural music evolution, I surmised that our whistling from the mouth was our first instrument, then the leaf blowing before the flute and thereafter the musical reed was made to further fine tuned the flute and other wind and brass instruments up to the current modern form. My Hmong heritage too used whistling, leaf blowing, musical instruments for courtship as well as communicated in coded language during flight from enemies and to not disturb animals when hunting. The leather/skin head drum in China is one that may well be part of my Hmong (Miao) heritage used as celebration instrument, as public announcement from mountain tops to mountain tops as well as announcing the arrival of enemies/wars. Just sharing of how music creations and development are so similar internationally. Thanks for sharing this find and this documentary.

[@baqikenny]

hello that's cool to know. I am also partial miao supposedly to family background(not tested yet), from hainan island.

[@MartijnHover]

I would guess that the first musical instrument was a drum of some kind.

[@OmegaWolf747]

I'd love to hear more of the Neanderthal flute.

[@susie360]

Absolutely intriguing

[@goeegoanna]

Fascinating, thank you

[@ChillinHD]

You have to be incredibly smart to create an instrument. I believe we have had the same IQ for 90,000 years. We were just to busy being nomads traveling for food and water

[@DaddyT21]

Look into 26000 year cycle

[@AS-ug2vq]

No, we don't need to have same IQ to make instrument. Only first guy needs to be smart, others can copy.

[@ChillinHD]

@@AS-ug2vq Only one guy? Think for a second. There are conditions that need to be met before creating a wind instrument. Entire villages were dancers and musicians. Music obviously existed for 10s of thousands of years prior to wind instruments. First came music, then dancing, then the first instruments were obviously percussion instruments (drums), then came the first wind instrument. "One guy" is nonsense when it takes a whole village to make music. They were all smart enough, it just took the first guy. The invention of music is far older than the first wind instrument, that is why I think our iq has been the same for nearly 100 thousand years.

[@ChillinHD]

@@AS-ug2vq Fire was discovered 200 thousand to 700 thousand years ago. You have to be incredibly smart to harness the power of fire. Till this day we are the only animals to do so. Monkeys are smart, but no monkey knows how to control fire, or even able to make music, or dance.

[@lizvargas3358]

As a flute player , WTG Neanderthals!

[@ljslo....]

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[@markoarko....]

👍🙌

[@ShealinWonderWoman]

What language is this! Is it Sumerian?

[@baqikenny]

nah ahahahah !! that would be epic tho. But it's impossible. Even latin fully spoken for today is not that possible

[@sandia2beaumont]

Dunno! But it sure is pretty!

[@svongorsk]

Slovenian

[@computer_toucher]

I'd think that this coming from "Narodni muzej Slovenije" would be a hint?

[@eleanorsopwith9806]

Lovely language

[@XinCUI-o4l]

Jiahu flutes was identified and date to 6000 BCE, which is about 8000+ years old. Even now, these flutes can be played with 5 holes, 6 holes, 7 holes and 8 holes. We can't say Jiahu flutes are the oldest ones, but they should be one of the earliest ones at this moment.