The Oldest Rock Band Would Have Used These Rolling Stones

No, that headline isn’t a cheap shot against Mick and Co.  I’m talking about some cylindrical(ish) stones that date back 10,000 years.

These oblong rocks were stuck in a storeroom of the Natural History Museum in Paris for more than a hundred years before an archaeologist gave one of them a tap.  What he heard was music.  That’s when he realized that these weren’t just funny-shaped rocks:  they were musical instruments.

Collecting some stones together, he was able to reconstruct what is essentially an ancient xylophone.  Read more at Gajtz.