EPISODE · Jul 19, 2023 · 54 MIN
The Bird Calls of Prehistory, or the Squeaky Flutes of the Natufian
from This Week in the Ancient Near East · host thisweekintheancientneareast
A new report on Natufian aerophones from Eynan-Mallaha has us wondering, what’s an aerophone? It’s a bone with holes, sort of like a flute or a bird call. So are humans replicating bird sounds to catch birds or to make music? Is all this ritual or is it just hunting? All the same, really, isn't it?
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