A newly published study reveals that archaeologists in Dahwa, Oman, discovered two unusual discs, identified as a rare 4,000-year-old musical instrument. It was buried in the ground.

When researchers in China discovered a series of tombs and horse burials, they saw that the archaeological site had been pillaged. One tomb, a large construction in the shape of the letter “A ...

Archaeologists have helped musicologists learn about ancient musical instruments from the artifacts they've uncovered. For example, they have found flutes and whistles made of bone, pottery and stone.

Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments Funded by a gift by Frederick Stearns in 1899, UM’s collection of historic musical instruments is now in excess of 2,500 pieces.

ANCIENT MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. Share full article. April 30, 1876. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from April 30, 1876, Page 4 Buy Reprints.

Photo taken on June 21, 2021 shows statuettes of ancient Egyptians playing musical instruments at an exhibition in Cairo, Egypt. Ahmed Gomaa/Xinhua via Getty Images.

A guqin master provides hands-on instruction to a student on the playing techniques of this ancient Chinese instrument. Photo ...

Music: Ancient Instruments. 2 minute read. TIME. February 19, 1945 12:00 AM GMT-4. C asually, like well-bred amateurs, the ten musicians adjusted lights and music racks, then began to play Handel ...

Ancient Chinese music features a distinctive sound, enriched by the centuries-long use of string instruments such as guqins and erhus, various types of flutes, and even an ancient organ-like ...

Ireland is well-known for its rich musical heritage and its vast collection of ancient musical instruments spanning more than 3000 years from the Late Stone Age through to the Early Medieval ...

A new study describes a previously unknown prehistoric tribe of hunter-gatherers from the southern coast of Texas, who crafted musical instruments from modified human bones. The findings of the ...

However, research examining the relationship between rock art and music is scarce, especially in Zimbabwe. "The subject of musical instruments in the rock art or archaeological excavations has not ...