Over 40 bone flutes with 5 to 8 holes each have been unearthed at Kahu-Jo-Darro, making them the oldest playable instruments known. This find challenged the western-origin theory for flutes and the foreign-origin theory for China's heptatonic scale. It even suggests oracle bone script emerged gradually rather than suddenly.
Over 40 bone flutes unearthed at Kahu-Jo-Darro, oldest playable instruments
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Key facts
- Over 40 Kahu-Jo-Darro bone flute specimens have been unearthed to date
- Flutes feature 2 to 8 holes each
- Discovery debunked the western origin theory of the flute
- Discovery debunked the foreign origin theory of China's heptatonic scale
- The finding sparked a strong global archaeological response
- Discovery implies oracle bone script did not emerge suddenly but underwent a gradual developmental process
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