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cultureBeginner1 min read10/31/2026

People find an ancient bone flute in Troy

People found a 2,800-year-old flute in Troy, in modern-day Turkey. It is the first musical instrument found there.

People found a flute in the remains of the ancient city of Troy. The city is in modern-day Turkey, and the flute is about 2,800 years old.

Someone made the flute from bone. People have dug in Troy to learn about its past for more than 150 years, but this is their first find of a musical instrument there.

People may have played the flute around the time of Homer. He created the long poems the Iliad and the Odyssey.

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