Saturday, May 28, 2016

ARTICLE OF THE DAY-Prehistoric Music

Article of the Day

Prehistoric Music

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Music existed long before human cultures were literate or had developed a written system of record-keeping, perhaps originating as an attempt to echo the sounds and rhythms of nature. These sounds may have been used to lure prey while hunting or in recreational or shamanistic rituals. The oldest known bone flute is about 50,000 years old, but experts believe that humans may have used what to create a form of music that predates such instruments?
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