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Did the Irish bring horns to India 2,000 years ago?

Irish and the Indians jam together 2000 years ago — wow.


For example a large C-shaped bronze horn known as a kompu, which is used in Kerala in southern India, is similar to late Bronze age horns found in Scandinavia known as lurs.

Other instruments bear a striking resemblance to horns known as carnyx, used by the Celts in Ireland, Britain and France.

The findings suggest there was a lively exchange of culture between Europe and India more than 2,000 years ago.

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