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Detailed explanation-1: -A flute dating back to approximately 900 B.C. was found in China and called a ch’ie. To date, the oldest flutes have been found in the Swabian Alps region of Germany, and are said to have been from about 43, 000 to 35, 000 years ago.

Detailed explanation-2: -But did you know that the flute is one of the oldest instruments ever created? Scientists have discovered flutes from Neanderthal and European caves, dating 60, 000 and 40, 000 years, respectively. The Neanderthal flute was created from the left thigh bone of a young cave bear and had four pierced holes.

Detailed explanation-3: -The flute is the earliest instrument that we have archaeologically found that dates to Paleolithic times, more than 35, 000 years ago.