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A Pair Of Deer Antlers Were Excavated During The 1990s, But Researchers Only Recently Realized These Artifacts Were Actually 2,000-Year-Old Stringed Musical Instruments
A year ago, researchers realized that the ancient antlers were actually stringed musical instruments, making them the earliest known devices used for music in the region. The antlers are 13.7 ...
Time1mon
Music: Ancient Instruments
He began by collecting ancient manuscripts and ancient instruments: a pardessus de viole (high-pitched, five-stringed viol), a viole de gambe (six-stringed forerunner of the cello), a viole d ...
The Better India11d
Photos & Facts: These 6 Ancient Indian Instruments Once Ruled Music — Now They’re Almost Forgotten!
Long before sitars and tablas ruled the stage, India resonated with the haunting melodies of the Ravanahatha and the deep ...
BBC5y
Syrian Qanun (musical instrument)
The qanun is a traditional Middle Eastern stringed instrument. It has a long history, possibly descended from the ancient Egyptian harp, and is related to the psaltery, dulcimer and zither.
China Daily9d
Soulful tunes of an antique land
In the Tang Dynasty, a Lei family in Sichuan was known for making guqin masterpieces, and Lei Wei was the most famous in the ...
Ancient Chinese Guqins on display in Budapest
Titled "The Voice of Nature and the Human Soul from China - An Exhibition of Guqins from the China Three Gorges Museum" in China's southwest city of Chongqing, the display offers a rare glimpse into ...