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Archaeologia Austriaca 103/2019Zeitschrift zur Archäologie Europas
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Barbara Horejs |
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Archaeologia Austriaca 103/2019, pp. 75-97, 2019/12/05
Zeitschrift zur Archäologie Europas
Journal on the Archaeology of Europe
This study deals with a class of archaeological finds from the European Upper Palaeolithic that are usually referred to as potential flutes. In this paper, these artifacts are divided typologically into phalangeal whistles, perforated bones, single flutes without finger holes, panpipes, and intentionally manufactured aerophones. In addition to instruments in which the sound is generated by breaking the air flow at a cutting edge, reeds and sound-distorting mirlitons are also discussed in this paper. Experiments using replica instruments provide further arguments on the question of flute- or reed-blowing. The first unquestionably human-made aerophones uncovered by archaeology brought in changes in language and a flourishing of the visual arts. Music is not just an entertaining minor matter, but an important socio-cultural driving force that is able to unite different humans.
Keywords: Upper Palaeolithic, types of aerophones, hunting whistles, melodic instruments, music and language, music archaeology, Europe