Playing the Oldies Published 2020-02-07 | By Hugh Miller This is the oldest known musical instrument. A Palaeolithic flute from Hohle Fels cave in southern Germany created from the wing bone of a Griffon vulture over 35,000 years ago The flute was carefully recreated in 2003, here’s a sample. http://www.studio30.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/flute.mp3 J. Hahn, Klangwelten der Altsteinzeit