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Encyclopedia > Anasazi flute

The Anasazi flute is the name of an pre-historic end-blown flute revived and replicated today from findings at a massive cave in Prayer Rock Valley in Arizona, USA by an archaeological expedition led by Earl H. Morris in 1931. The Morris team excavated 15 caves and the largest amongst these had 16 dwellings and many artifacts including several wooden flutes. The Morris team named the cave Broken Flute Cave. Ancient Pueblo People, or Ancestral Puebloans is the preferred term for the group of peoples often known as Anasazi who are the ancestors of the modern Pueblo peoples. ... The end-blown flute is a simple woodwind instrument where the player directs air against the end of a pipe or tube. ... Official language(s) English Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Area  Ranked 6th  - Total 113,998 sq mi (295,254 km²)  - Width 310 miles (500 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... A dwelling is a structure in which humans or other animals live. ...


The flutes found in the cave was dated between 620 and 670 A.D. They were all made of Box Elder, have 6 finger holes and are end-blown. Binominal name Acer negundo Manitoba Maple (Acer negundo), also known as Ash-leaved Maple or (confusingly) Boxelder, is a species of maple, which occurs throughout most of North America. ...



 
 

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