The wing bones with holes bored in them could have been used to imitate bird sounds, experts say.
The flutes produced sounds like the call of birds of preyTiny bones from prehistoric birds found at a birdwatching site in northern Israel have been identified as 12,000-year-old flutes, researchers say.
It is thought this could have been used to scare waterfowl, making them easier to catch as flocks took flight."If the flutes were used for hunting, then this is the earliest evidence of the use of sound in hunting," said Dr Hamoudi Khalaily of the Israel Antiquities Authority . Eynan/Ain Mallaha is a settlement site from the Natufian period of hunter-gatherer communities in the Levant region.
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