ICE AGE Dominance

"The Gravettian Culture that Survived an Ice Age
New research sheds lights on the resilient and technologically advanced #Gravettian culture, which dominated Ice Age Europe and left a 20,000-year mark."

https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-gravettian-culture-that-survived-an-ice-age
#IceAge #Archaeology #History #Humanity #Cluture

The answer:
This is a #replica of the #palaeolithic #flute found at Grubgraben, #Austria. It's 16cm long with 3 finger holes, made from a #reindeer #tibia, dated to 18.000-19.000 BP, and attributed to the late #Gravettian #culture. It's the earliest known flute with finger holes created by a #flint drill; for older ones scraping was used. The upper part did not survive intact, so we don't know exactly what the mouthpiece was like, but based on experimentation notch or rim-blown seem likeliest.

#Gravettian
https://twitter.com/ChrisStringer65/status/1606357807917301770