tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886680068187530519.post947553435874784433..comments2024-02-07T23:25:07.429-06:00Comments on Bell Beaker Blogger: Evesham Archer, West Midlandsbellbeakerbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848982163843593127noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886680068187530519.post-13129083889252778422016-05-18T10:06:29.264-05:002016-05-18T10:06:29.264-05:00Very interesting. He hypothesizes that Irish horn...Very interesting. He hypothesizes that Irish horns had detachable mouthpieces which would make it unusually modern. If true, it might suggest Irish horns were tune-able or could change key.<br /><br />It would be interesting to see an oliphant (olifant) appear in a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age context. In fact, carved elephant tusk do occur in Iberia in the Chalcolithic, and now it has my interest.<br />The horn itself is more directly descended from the medieval olifant hunting horn... bellbeakerbloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01848982163843593127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886680068187530519.post-50721517748664419562016-05-18T03:28:50.266-05:002016-05-18T03:28:50.266-05:00This story, connecting 2000 year old Irish musical...This story, connecting 2000 year old Irish musical instruments to those used today in South India is a must read:<br /><br />https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160513100848.htmandrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172964121659914379noreply@blogger.com