Archaeologists working in northeastern Spain say a cache of conch shells was not just decorative debris from ancient ...

The shells of Charonia lampas (the pink lady conch, now on the verge of extinction) were found in Catalonia in north east Spain, and date from around 4500 – 3000 BC. They all had their tips cut off to ...

Twelve large conch shells found in Spain may have been used as trumpet-like instruments, according to new research. Two ...

(CN) — Scientists have concluded that an ancient conch shell recovered from the renowned painted Marsoulas cave in the Pyrenees mountains is the earliest wind instrument of its kind on record and ...

It’s said that when you hold a conch shell to your ear, you can hear the roar of the ocean. Now, researchers have proposed ...

A never-before-heard sound comes to Historic Studio D thanks to award-winning conch shell music maker Jayne Challman, of Rehoboth Beach, Del. Jayne tells us how she started playing conch shells and ...

The history of music goes back a long, long way, and a new discovery in France may be one of the most important discoveries linked to early music making. A conch shell that is now thought to be a horn ...

KEY WEST — Making music with a conch (pronounced "konk") shell might seem unusual, but several dozen people tried it during the weekend's annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest in the Florida Keys.

Some 18,000 years ago, in a cave in what we now call France, a human being left behind something precious: a conch shell. It was not just any conch shell. Its tip had been lopped off—unlikely by ...

A conch shell found in a cave used by the Magdalenian people of the late Upper Palaeolithic was originally thought to be a cup, but a new analysis suggests they used it as a kind of horn. That would ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) -The Second Annual Little Village Conch Shell Festival is kicking off on September 23. The event features the Cap’n Scuba Memorial Conch Shell Blowing Contest and the ...