The 60, 000 year old artefact rewriting Neanderthal history BBC REEL

In 1995, archaeologist Ivan Turk discovered a unique perforated bone in the Divje Babe cave in Slovenia. The artefact was found in the middle of a palaeolithic layer of earth, near the remains of a Neanderthal fire place, stone and bone tools. Extensive experimental research confirmed that the holes in the bone were handmade and that the bone was likely a neanderthal flute, between 50, 000 to 60, 000 years old. This makes it the worlds oldest musical instrument and an object that could rewrite our assumptions about the fundamental humanity of our Neanderthal cousins. Video by Martina Žoldoš Commissioning Editor: Cagney Roberts Subscribe to BBC Reel: More videos: , bbc, bbcreel, bbcnews, history