Paleolithic flute reconstruction by David George Haskell published on 2022-02-03T16:47:30Z Journeys into deep time: Human music. The first musical instruments — mammoth ivory and bird wing-bone flutes — were unearthed from caves in what is now southern Germany. The sound sample below is from a mammoth ivory flute, played by flutist Anna Friederike Potengowski. The instrument was made by Wulf Hein. The book Sounds Wild and Broken is an invitation to listen to the marvels and fractures of the world. I hope that it inspires you to listen in your own place, finding your own sonic wonders. I offer the sound clips here as a sampler of the sounds and stories from the book. Longer versions of most are available for radio and podcasts. Sounds Wild and Broken is available for pre-order in the US and UK, with translations forthcoming. Copyright David George Haskell 2022. Genre Ambient