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Sarah Wurz, Joshua Kumbani, Neil Rusch and Justin Bradfield, The Conversation
Woer woer and bullroarer: The instruments used by Stone Age ancestors in Africa to produce sound
The prehistoric man used bones to create instruments that were used in rituals and to produce hallucinatory effects.
Sarah Wurz, Joshua Kumbani, Neil Rusch and Justin Bradfield, The Conversation
· Aug 12, 2019 · 11:30 pm
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