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On the Reconstruction of the Mammoth Ivory Flute from Geißenklösterle Cave. A Field Report

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Published in: Mitteilungen der Gesellschaft für Urgeschichte, Vol. 30
Seit der Entdeckung der Flöten aus den Aurignacien-Schichten der Höhlen auf der Schwäbischen Alb beschäftigt sich der Autor mit der Rekonstruktion dieser bislang ältesten Musikinstrumente der Welt. Der folgende Bericht beschreibt die Erfahrungen, die bei der Arbeit gesammelt werden konnten, am Beispiel des jüngsten Nachbaus der Mammutelfenbeinflöte aus dem Geißenklösterle.
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Functional Study of an Archaeological Tool of Mammoth Ivory with Four Spiral Holes

Posted on: Last updated on: Author: Toomaï Boucherat 
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Older issues: MGfU Reports #1-28 are available via the GFU website.

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Ariane Burke (Montreal)
Katja Douze (Geneva)
Clive Gamble (London)
Sabine Gaudzinski­Windheuser (Mainz) 
Katerina Harvati (Tübingen)
Jean­Jacques Hublin (Leipzig)
Robert L. Kelly (Laramie, Wyoming) 
Johannes Krause (Leipzig/Tübingen) 
Steven L. Kuhn (Tucson)
Foni Le Brun­Ricalens (Luxemburg) 
Feng Li (Beijing)
Christopher E. Miller (Tübingen) 
Philip Nigst (Vienna)
Akira Ono (Tokyo)
Marco Peresani (Ferrara)
Guillaume Porraz (Aix­en­Provence) 
Jürgen Richter (Köln)
Simone Riehl (Tübingen)
Florent Rivals (Tarragona)
Wil Roebroeks (Leiden) 
Veerle Rots (Liège)
Britt M. Starkovich (Tübingen) 
Thorsten Uthmeier (Erlangen) 
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Published in: Mitteilungen der Gesellschaft für Urgeschichte, Vol. 29
In an archaeological experiment, the hypothesis was tested whether the replica of a perforated bâton percé with four spiral holes made from mammoth ivory, which was excavated in 2015 at Hohle Fels Cave in Schelklingen, is suitable for making ropes.
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