For Ten Years Archeologists on the Upper Jordan have uncovered bone fragments from birds. One of which has preserved an in tact woodwind from the Ancient Natufian civilization centuries before the Biblical Patriarchs set food in the land. From the fragments uncovered these flutes were used for one of three purposes. 1. The calling of game including ducks and Sparrows, 2. Falconry to lure game or bring game to humans, 3. For jubilation during festivals for deity's or after a hunt.

1. Oldest Wind Instruments Recently Found in Israel
https://www.patternsofevidence.com/2023/07/21/oldest-wind-instruments-recently-found-in-israel/

2. Bone aerophones from Eynan-Mallaha (Israel) indicate imitation of raptor calls by the last hunter-gatherers in the Levant. "Click" Supplemental Information at the bottom of the page to hear what the flute would have sounded link in relation to the bird calls of the bones uncovered at the dig site.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-35700-9

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