The 40,000-year-old made from a vulture bone, found alongside mammoth-ivory flutes, provided the first European modern humans ...

History Aside from the human voice, flutes are the earliest recorded musical instruments. Most modern concert flutes are made of silver, but this wasn't always the case: instruments dating back around ...

The Chinese clay flute, from its origins as a hunting tool to its modern use in orchestras and film soundtracks, has a long and rich history C lay, a versatile material that turns into all kinds ...