Which is the oldest musical instrument?

Question

Which musical instrument was brought to international attention by its use to signify one of the characters in the soundtrack of a 1966 film also containing whistling and yodelling?

Answer 1

flutes
Researchers have identified what they say are the oldest-known musical instruments in the world. The flutes, made from bird bone and mammoth ivory, come from a cave in southern Germany which contains early evidence for the occupation of Europe by modern humans - Homo sapiens.