Are Neanderthal bone flutes the work of Ice Age hyenas?

In past work researchers have identified the holes as matching with a diatonic scale sequence, and cited this as evidence that the bones are early musical instruments. Other researchers doubted the human origin of the markings on the bones and here Dr. Diedrich argues that his analysis of the markings and holes suggests that they were made by scavengers trying to get to the nutritious bone marrow inside the bone shafts.



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