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Bone flute found at Troy, first instrument in 160 years
Excavation director Rüstem Aslan says the flute, found in an eighth-century B.C. layer, is a first in Troy's 160-year dig; it was announced alongside a 4,500-year-old idol head.
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- First reported by All That's Interesting: “Ancient Bone Flute Uncovered Among The Ruins Of Troy”, with reporting from Hurriyet Daily News and Heritage Daily.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at 2:21 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance.
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- All That's InterestingAncient Bone Flute Uncovered Among The Ruins Of Troy
- Hurriyet Daily News2,800-year-old bone flute found at Troy, the first in 160 years October 23, 2026 · facts used on air
- Heritage Daily2,800-year-old bone flute unearthed in Troy October 23, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorArchaeologists at Troy have found a bone flute from about seven hundred fifty to four hundred eighty B. C., the first musical instrument found there in more than one hundred sixty years of digging.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA hundred and sixty years of the most famous war ever, and it was a silent movie. The excavation director calls it a first, and he's right.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIts head section is still attached to the body. The first reviews are in, and the flute has had none.
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