最古の演奏可能な楽器は,中国の新石器時代の初期のJiahu遺跡で発見された
1Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan, China 450000.
Nature
|July 25, 2006
まとめ
考古学者は中国にあるJiahu遺跡で演奏可能な新石器時代の楽器を発見し,紀元前7000年までさかのぼる. クレーンの骨で作られたこれらの笛は,中国初期の社会と音楽の洞察を提供している.
科学分野:
- 考古学考古学とは
- 民族音楽学とは,民族音楽学のことです.
- 新石器時代の研究
背景:
- 中国の河南省にあるJiahu遺跡は,紀元前7000年から紀元前5700年まで居住されていた.
- この時代は,よく知られたペイリガング文化よりかなり前の時代であり,初期の新石器時代の社会を垣間見ることができます.
研究 の 目的:
- 最古の完全で演奏可能な多音の楽器を記録・分析する.
- Jiahu遺跡の考古学的な文脈,年代付け,社会的意義を理解するために.
- およそ9,000年前の楽器のトーン分析を行うために.
主な方法:
- 湖遺跡の発掘と放射性炭素年代測定.
- 6つの完全な骨管と関連した断片の記述と分析.
- 最も保存されたフルートのトーン分析.
主要な成果:
- 赤い冠のクレーンの足首から作られた6つの完全な,そして多数の断片化された骨の笛を発見した.
- フルートには5,6,7,8の穴があり,放射性炭素年代測定により紀元前7000年から紀元前5700年の間に位置しています.
- フルートの音調分析により,演奏可能な性質と音響的性質が明らかになる.
結論:
- Jiahu笛は,発見された最古の完全な,演奏可能なマルチノート楽器を潜在的に代表しています.
- この発見は,中国社会の基礎と新石器時代の史前音楽に関する重要な情報を提供します.
- この研究は,初期の新石器時代のJiahuの人口の高度な工芸と文化的慣行を強調しています.
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