Could a cave hyena have made a musical instrument? A reply to Cajus G. Diedrich

Authors

  • Ivan Turk
  • Matija Turk
  • Borut Toškan

Keywords:

Neanderthal musical instrument, Divje babe I, perforated bones, taphonomy

Abstract

The contribution is a reply to the article written by Cajus G. Diedrich and published online on the web site of the Royal Society Open Science. Diedrich’s article is fraught with factual errors and underestimations of the archaeological and musicological findings. As such, it may cause great scientific damage and should thus not remain uncommented. Only the most prominent errors are addressed.

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2016-01-01

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Turk, I., Turk, M., & Toškan, B. (2016). Could a cave hyena have made a musical instrument? A reply to Cajus G. Diedrich. Arheološki Vestnik, 67. Retrieved from https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/av/article/view/7813

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