![One of the 9000-year-old Jiahu bone flutes, made from the wings of the red-crowned crane. Excavated in 1986 from an early Neolithic tomb in Jiahu, they are the oldest known musical instruments One of the 9000-year-old Jiahu bone flutes, made from the wings of the red-crowned crane. Excavated in 1986 from an early Neolithic tomb in Jiahu, they are the oldest known musical instruments](https://preview.redd.it/erycv8fqjaw61.jpg?auto=webp&s=1ff91e6732ecaea60bb8007b367f5c32d66f9307)
One of the 9000-year-old Jiahu bone flutes, made from the wings of the red-crowned crane. Excavated in 1986 from an early Neolithic tomb in Jiahu, they are the oldest known musical instruments
![Bone flutes, Ancient Egyptian, Ptolemaic period, c305-30 BC. Artist: Werner Forman Stock Photo - Alamy Bone flutes, Ancient Egyptian, Ptolemaic period, c305-30 BC. Artist: Werner Forman Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/BJ3C4P/bone-flutes-ancient-egyptian-ptolemaic-period-c305-30-bc-artist-werner-BJ3C4P.jpg)
Bone flutes, Ancient Egyptian, Ptolemaic period, c305-30 BC. Artist: Werner Forman Stock Photo - Alamy
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