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  • The Neanderthal Musical Ins...
    Turk, Matija; Turk, Ivan; Otte, Marcel

    Applied sciences, 02/2020, Volume: 10, Issue: 4
    Journal Article

    The paper is a critical review of different evidence for the interpretation of an extremely important archaeological find, which is marked by some doubt. The unique find, a multiple perforated cave bear femur diaphysis, from the Divje babe I cave (Slovenia), divided the opinions of experts, between those who advocate the explanation that the find is a musical instrument made by a Neanderthal, and those who deny it. Ever since the discovery, a debate has been running on the basis of this division, which could only be closed by similar new finds with comparable context, and defined relative and absolute chronology.