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

Archaeologists in Dahwa, Oman, found two strange discs that turned out to be a rare 4,000-year-old musical instrument, according to a recently published study.

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 ...

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 ...

Ancient Egyptians were ruled by a leader called a pharaoh and worshipped many different gods. Today, we can still see traces of this culture in archaeological sites and museums all over the world ...

[1] For most people, gourds are for eating, not for making music. In Chinese music, gourds fall into one of the eight categories of instruments ... generic scenes from ancient China, while others ...

The date is April 1, 2471 B.C., and a total solar eclipse has forced night to fall during the day in Egypt. The sun has morphed into a lifeless black circle surrounded by a milky halo, a ...

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 ...

The limestone tomb chamber, dating to about 3,600 years ago, of an unknown ancient Egyptian king, discovered during excavations by Penn Museum and Egyptian archeologists, is seen in Abydos ...