Dr. Fritz and her colleagues started by assembling a three-dimensional digital model of the conch. They immediately noticed that some parts of its shell looked peculiar.

Scientists have unveiled the ancient song of an Ice Age conch shell, believed to be the oldest known wind instrument of its kind. The 18,000-year-old shell lay forgotten in a French museum for 80 ...

WASHINGTON — A large conch shell overlooked in a museum for decades is now thought to be the oldest known seashell instrument — and it still works, producing a deep, plaintive bleat, like a ...

Contestants tooted their own horns in Key West Saturday during the 56th annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest, but only one was rewarded with a marriage proposal.

In Vintage Madison 2024, Hour 2, Barry Weber appraises Italian lava & conch shell cameos, ca. 1900.

Recreational collection of empty seashells is allowed in Florida, but the conch shells Fiscal-Gonzalez collected contained organisms inside. Taking a living queen conch is illegal.

An ancient conch shell found in a cave in Marsoulas, in the French Pyrenees, has been identified as a wind instrument used by craftsmen in the Palaeolithic period about 18,000 years ago ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – The good vibes and drinks were flowing at the Little Village Conch Shell Festival in historic St. Andrews on Saturday. The free festival featured live music, arts and ...

Hear the Musical Sounds of an 18,000-Year-Old Giant Conch The shell was played for the first time in millennia after being rediscovered in the collections of a French museum ...

Masterson, who lives in Key West, took top honors in the competitive men's division of the 57th annual Conch (pronounced "konk") Shell Blowing Contest presented by the Old Island Restoration ...

WHILE it may be tempting to bring one seemingly common item back to the UK from your holidays, it could land you in serious trouble. Conch shells are large, pinkish, spiral-shaped shells – an… ...

A Massachusetts man has been indicted 20 years after his half-sister's death thanks to a conch shell and a cold case unit, the Associated Press reported. David Reed was indicted by a grand jury in ...