Tiny bones from prehistoric birds found at a birdwatching site in northern Israel’s Hula Valley functioned as miniature flutes and were possibly used for hunting, music or some form of communication with birds, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced this weekend.
The findings, set forth in a research paper published Friday in the Scientific Reports journal by a team of Israeli and French researchers, propose that tiny flutes made from the wing bones of waterfowl uncovered in Eynan/Ain Mallaha, a small village some 35 km. (20 miles) north of the Sea of Galilee, were used to imitate the calls of predatory birds.
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