Music > History of music
Music is more than just a science of sounds, it's a universal language that it is found in every know culture. It may have been in existance for at least 50.000years. Music is influenced by aspects of that culture, social and economic experience and organization it may be influenced even by climate. Music vary between time and places.
@Ryan: Looks like the earliest drawing in Europe date back to Palaeolithic period. aprox 35.000 years ago.