2,000-year-old instrument found in Vietnam is first of its kind

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2,000-year-old instrument found in Vietnam is first of its kind
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It's one of the earliest instruments of Southeast Asia.

Music has been a communication language since the early ages of human history. Instruments have also helped this communication over the years.

In Southern Vietnam, archeologists found an ancient stringed instrument from deer antlers. According to scientists, theThe 2,000-year-old instrument, which resembles a single-stringed harp and was found at a site along the Mekong River, may have been a great-grandparent to the intricate musical instruments that people in Vietnam still play today.with a hole for a peg at one end makes up the item. The peg was probably used to tune the string, much like the keys on the top of a guitar.

The researchers combed through a database of more than 600 bone items discovered in the area to better understand ancient Vietnam's music culture. According to their investigation, this fashioned antler satisfies the criteria and demonstrates the origin of modern Vietnamese musical instruments like the K'ný.

"The K'ný is a single-string bowed instrument that is uniquely controlled by the player's mouth, which also acts as a resonator. It can play a wide variety of sounds and tones, much more than a chromatic scale you often hear on a piano," added Campos.

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