Neolithic lithophones. Paleomusicologist Erik Gonthier plays lithophones, musical instruments made from polished stones dating from Neolithic times. P

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Neolithic lithophones. Paleomusicologist Erik Gonthier plays lithophones, musical instruments made from polished stones dating from Neolithic times. Photographed at the Natural History Museum, Paris, France.

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