Perforated bones excavated at an ancient settlement in northern Israel may be the oldest wind instruments found in the region. The small flutes could have been used to make music, call birds or even ...

Something in all living things responds mysteriously to the sound of wind in the reeds. At the gentle pleasing of a flute, certain crabs glide out of their caves and sit listening under water.

Although the prehistoric site of Eynan-Mallaha in northern Israel has been thoroughly examined since 1955, it still holds some surprises for scientists. Seven prehistoric wind instruments known as ...

The flute is a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of ...

Seven miniature flutes carved from the wing bones of prehistoric birds have been discovered in Northern Israel – and they uncover a long-lost piece of humans’ musical history. The 12,000-year-old ...

A lively Lizzo performance called attention to historical instruments constructed out of crystal, but crystal isn’t the only odd material for making music. Made for Madison's second inauguration in ...