Different Blowing Techniques for Palaeolithic Aerophones: Animal Calls, Clarinets, and Flutes
Journal: Journal of Music Archaeology
Year: 2023

This article examines how individual approaches in experimental music archaeology may produce different results in reconstructing Upper Palaeolithic aerophones. The paper reveals how sound tools have been used by both prehistoric and modern hunters to imitate animal calls or to chase their prey in a specific direction. The best examples of such practices are the phalangeal whistles and a possible scraper, which have been found along with the remains of Neanderthals in Europe. A possible scraper