the oldest instrument from the world?
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The oldest instrument in the world is the human voice.
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The oldest living species that we can positively identify is the Ginkgo tree, which is physically indistinguishable from specimens from 140 million years ago.\n\nThe oldest living animal species is the Goblin shark, known from fossils some 80 million years ago and last recorded alive around 100 years ago. The species may currently be extinct, but it is assumed to be alive.\n\n\nIt is almost impossible to say which species is the oldest, since there can be considerable variation within species and likewise different species can appear physically almost identical. That means that we need a lot of really good fossils to determine whether a fossil organism is the same species as a living one.\n\nOne thing we do know for sure is that no cockroach species is the oldest living species. We just don’t have enough cockroach remains of high enough quality to make such a claim.\n\n>>>EDIT\n\n\nLook people, no single SPECIES of Coelacanth or horseshoe crab has been around for more than about 2 million years. Those GROUPS have existed for long periods of time, but the living species are only relatives of the fossil specimens. They are not the same species. If you believe other wise then tell us which specific species of Latimeria or Horseshoe crab was alive at that time, and what the fossil number is.\n\nIf we are allowed to include entire groups of organisms like "horseshoe crabs" or "coelacanths" then by far the oldest organisms are sulfur bacteria which have existed as a group for over 2.5 BILLION years.\n\n>>>Variety is the spice of life.\n\nYes, and accuracy is the soul of science.
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concertina is the best one (kind of like a small accordion)\ndumbek, which is a small drum.\nthumb piano.\nhand chimes.\naccordion.\nspoons, washboard\nthere is something like a guitar with strings which sits down, i forgot the name...go to a medieval fair...and look around.
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Zildjian, They I believe have been around the longest, they seem to last pretty long if kept in good shape, Cymbals regardless are vary expensive, good luck
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The only thing I can think of is the word "xylophone."  A xylophone is the cousin to Marimbas which originated in Zimbabwe (which is part of Africa)
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It is supposed to be more than 2000 years.\nSee reference article.
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Wikipedia's page on the topic states:\nIts use has been recorded as early as ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilizations.
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It's not a string... I'd say woodwind, but you don't have reeds and such... But it's probably closest to woodwind.
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it has been there for thousands of years
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I didn't know they still even make those.  I don't know if you could find it on ebay.  You might try asking a museum of ancient instruments if there are any cheaper ways to get your hands on a functional, but non authentic one.
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...worlds oldest profession
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Linguists do not know. The oldest recorded WRITTEN language is Sumerian. Before that no languages were written (as far as we know) and therefore, by definition, left traces only in the spoken languages which they evolved into.\nIt is now pretty much agreed that Homo Sapiens evolved in Africa and spread from there. Anthropologically speaking, the 'oldest' races of humans are - quite possibly - the Khoi-San peoples of Southern Africa. Their languages have features that linguists speculate make them likely to be extremely old:\n1. They are extremely complex\n2. They have (phonetic) systems that are significantly more complex than any other languages. (Among these features are the wide varety of speech sounds - up to 147 as opposed to 44 of Standard English. These include many 'click' sounds.)\nThe Khoi-San peoples were displaced by later herdsmen migrations and invasions over the last thousands of years and survive in small pockets in Botswana and elsewhere).
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The morrocos,are one exsample.The wooden shaker instruments.The Mexican Guitar is another.
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Around 600,000 years old. Maybe even older.
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It is estimated to be 1300 years old. Please read on;\n\nhttp://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/earle/pi/pin/hel.htm
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I'd nominate Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (brilliant performer, began composing at early age, left a huge volume music when he died early) or Johann Sebastian Bach (inventor or at least early practitioner of the well-tempered scales which allow transposition into any scale without getting dissonances, as well as a very productive componist). Modern music still borrows from them.
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Here's a few:\n\nSeveral undergraduate arts organizations have venerable histories.The Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra (est. 1808 as the Pierian Sodality) is the nation's oldest continuous musical organization, while the Hasty Pudding Club (est. 1795 as a social group) has produced theatrical shows since 1844 (student-written since the mid-1860s), making it the nation's oldest drama group. The Harvard Lampoon (est. 1876) is the country's oldest humor magazine. The annual Christmas Carol Services (est. 1910) of the University Choir (est. 1834) are believed to be the oldest tradition of lessons and carols in the United States. In 1930, the Harvard Band (est. 1919) introduced the cleverly shaped field formations that have since become standard halftime fare at football games.