RBR.Music on Instagram: "Archaeologist demonstrates an ancient Lithophone. The lithophone is one of the earliest known musical instruments, a fascinating link between humanity and sound. Essentially, it’s a collection of stones sometimes a single rock, other times carefully arranged sets of stones crafted to produce musical tones when struck. These stones could be granite, basalt, marble, fossilized coral, petrified wood, or other naturally resonant minerals. Each stone has its own pitch, and to

old world Archive on Instagram: "Jerusalem in 1897 | Life at Jaffa Gate Before the 20th Century This rare historical footage captures daily life at Jerusalem’s Jaffa Gate in 1897, during the late Ottoman period. Filmed by Alexandre Promio of the Lumière brothers, the original black-and-white film offers one of the earliest moving images of the city."