Ivan Turk

Ivan Turk

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Ivan Turk is a renowned Slovenian archaeologist best known for his groundbreaking discovery of the world's oldest musical instrument, a bone flute, in the Divje Babe cave. His find, dating back 50,000 to 60,000 years, has sparked significant interest in the cultural practices of Neanderthals and the origins of music.

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Ivan Turk was involved in the systematic research of the Divje babe site alongside Mitja Brodar.

Priznanje za Divje babe, park postal kulturni spomenik državnega pomena
Delo – major Slovenian daily, est. 1959·SloveniaSlovenia· 2025-12-11
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Ivan Turk was involved in the systematic research of the Divje babe cave site alongside Mitja Brodar.

Neandertalčeva piščal. Pred 60.000 leti so v Sloveniji že igrali glasbo
Delo – major Slovenian daily, est. 1959·SloveniaSlovenia· 2025-09-28
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Ivan Turk is an archaeologist known for discovering the Neanderthal flute in the cave Divje babe.

S konja v vojaški rov, od tam pa na slapove in v jamo
Delo – major Slovenian daily, est. 1959·SloveniaSlovenia· 2025-04-27
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Ivan Turk discovered the oldest musical instrument in the world in the Divje Babe cave.

60 tisoč let star tidldibab, mistični zvok iz pradavnine
Delo – major Slovenian daily, est. 1959·SloveniaSlovenia· 2025-03-28
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