Editing Paleolithic (section)

== Music ==
The origins of music during the Paleolithic are unknown. The earliest forms of music probably did not use musical instruments other than the human voice or natural objects such as rocks. This early music would not have left an archaeological footprint. Music may have developed from rhythmic sounds produced by daily chores, for example, cracking open nuts with stones. Maintaining a rhythm while working may have helped people to become more efficient at daily activities.<ref>{{cite book|first=Karl |last=Bücher |author-link=Karl Bücher |title=Trabajo y ritmo |language=es |trans-title=Work and rhythm |publisher=Biblioteca Científico-Filosófica |location=Madrid}}</ref> An alternative theory originally proposed by [[Charles Darwin]] explains that music may have begun as a hominin mating strategy. Bird and other animal species produce music such as calls to attract mates.<ref>{{cite book|first=Charles |last=Darwin |author-link=Charles Darwin |title=[[The origin of man]] |date=May 1998 |publisher=Edimat books, S.A. |isbn=84-8403-034-2}}</ref> This hypothesis is generally less accepted than the previous hypothesis, but nonetheless provides a possible alternative.

[[Upper Paleolithic]] (and possibly [[Middle Paleolithic]])<ref name="BoneAge">Nelson, D.E., ''Radiocarbon dating of bone and charcoal from Divje babe I cave'', cited by Morley, p. 47</ref> humans used [[flute]]-like bone pipes as musical instruments,<ref name="Miller2006"/><ref name="Bahn, Paul 1996">Bahn, Paul (1996) "The atlas of world archeology" Copyright 2000 The Brown Reference Group PLC</ref> and music may have played a large role in the religious lives of Upper Paleolithic hunter-gatherers. As with modern hunter-gatherer societies, music may have been used in ritual or to help induce [[trance]]s. In particular, it appears that animal skin [[drum]]s may have been used in religious events by Upper Paleolithic shamans, as shown by the remains of drum-like instruments from some Upper Paleolithic graves of shamans and the [[ethnography|ethnographic]] record of contemporary hunter-gatherer shamanic and ritual practices.<ref name=Tedlock/><ref name="ReferenceA-3"/>