The flutes and brew of Jiahu

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c. 7000 BC–5700 BC · Henan, China · Asia · Culture

Crane-bone flutes still play after 9,000 years

The Neolithic village of Jiahu yielded 33 flutes made from crane wing bones, up to 9,000 years old and among the oldest playable instruments. Its pottery held traces of a brew of rice, honey and hawthorn, a cross between beer, wine and mead.

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Some flutes about 9,000 years old can still be played. They were carved from the wing bones of cranes at the Neolithic village of Jiahu in China, where 33 of them have been found. Share →

One of the world's oldest known alcoholic drinks was a cocktail of rice, honey and hawthorn. Residues on 9,000-year-old pottery from Jiahu, China, point to a cross between beer, wine and mead. Share →

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