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The basic form may have originated in Asia Minor (Iran, Syria, Turkey), then taken to Europe and to Scotland by the Romans. It was in Scotland that they developed into the traditional or "Highland Bagpipes" form.

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Bagpipes are ancient and were probably invented in Centeral Asia. They are mentioned in the Old Testament (Daniel 3: 5,10,15) and in Greek poetry from 4th century BC. The Romans would have brough them to Britain but the first Pictish carvings date from eighth century AD.BUT are not scottish no offenceto Scots cause i am one the Scots made it there own which is a good thing

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Many if not most cultures around the world have had a form of bagpipes in their cultural history, as such its hard to pin down where the first set came from, but the earliest evidence of bagpipes is from about 1000BC in the area of what is now the Middle East.

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Bagpipes, although rumored to have originated in Scotland, they came from Spain.

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The bagpipes were thought to have orignated in Ancient Egypt but the Scots added the 3rd drone.

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In ancient Scotland they made wooden pipes and attached them to hollowed Sheep stomachs. I play bagpipes and have studied their history.

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For centuries bagpipes have been played in large parts of Europe,North Africa,and around the Persian Gulf.

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