Study finds prehistoric hunter-gatherers in South Texas may have crafted musical instruments from human bones.

The cymbals were excavated from a building dating to the third millennium BCE, associated with the Umm an-Nar culture. Though ...

[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] On March 29, Chinese sheng player Wu Tong shared the stage with Japanese sho player Mayumi Miyata at the Japanese embassy in Beijing, giving the audience an ...

Staff and volunteers were on hand Saturday afternoon, repairing instruments and giving them back to the community.

The copper cymbals from Dahwa offer rare insight into the soundscapes of Bronze Age Arabia. Their design hints at deep ...

While sifting through the ruins of an ancient building in Oman, archaeologists unearthed a pair of green-blue discs. The finds turned out to be a 4,000-year-old musical instrument ... of similar ...

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A massive tomb more than 3,600 years old has been unearthed within a royal necropolis in Egypt. The wealthy king that the tomb belonged to remains a mystery.

Through discussions, solo performances, and a duet, the two musicians celebrated the long-standing traditions of the two ancient musical instruments and their deep cultural connection.

Chinese sheng player Wu Tong (left) poses with Japanese sho player Mayumi Miyata in Beijing on March 29. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] ...

Kouxian, or ancient jaw harp, is the earliest string ... ruins can be considered an "ancestor" of the modern string instruments played by mouth. Ma Guoguo, inheritor of the kouxian music played by ...

Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh near the city of Abydos, dating to about 3,600 years ago during a chaotic period in ...