Simple descriptions with illustrations of the main instruments played in Ancient Rome.

Describes the musical notation found on papyri and includes audio samples of these melodies.

Information about the discovery of a set of prehistoric pipes in Ireland. Includes photographs and a discussion of how they were played.

Listen to music and fragments of melody by composers in Greece during the first century BC.

Description of the origins, notation and instruments used. Includes illustrations and charts of different modes.

Information about instruments, players and composers in Ancient Greece and Rome. Includes theory, the hydraulic organ, pan-pipes and army-music.

Article with photos about a flute made by Neanderthal people from the bone of a cave bear.