Listen to haunting notes from an 18,000-year-old conch shell trumpet Archaeologists in 1931 assumed the shell was only a broken drinking cup. Kiona N. Smith – Feb 12, 2021 10:57 am ...

Conch shells, found buried at ancient Pueblo sites in New Mexico, were likely used as communication devices across the arid landscape. James Wainscoat via Unsplash If you were standing on the edge ...

In ancient Greece, it is associated with Triton, the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, who was often depicted with a conch shell as a trumpet.

Now you can hear a marine-inspired melody from before the time of the Little Mermaid’s hot crustacean band. Acoustic scientists put their lips to ancient conch shells to figure out how humans ...

Conch shells, found buried at ancient Pueblo sites in New Mexico, were likely used as communication devices across the arid landscape. James Wainscoat via Unsplash If you were standing on the edge ...

CHENNAI: Dejected by the inauspicious tag that the conch shell trumpet has always had, a group of city residents has taken up a unique endeavour to assert that the conch is not blown only at the ...

Conch shells come in a variety of colors and sizes, but the shape of the shells are usually the same. Once the meat is removed from the shell, it is used for jewelry or sold for its decorative beauty.

KEY LARGO (CBSMiami) - About 144 conch shell blowers gathered in Key Largo for a world record attempt for the most people simultaneously blowing conch shells.

A seashell found in a French cave in 1931 appears to have been modified by prehistoric people so that it could be used like a trumpet. This horn, however, is not the oldest known musical instrument.

Conch shells, found buried at ancient Pueblo sites in New Mexico, were likely used as communication devices across the arid landscape. James Wainscoat via Unsplash If you were standing on the edge ...

Pueblo indigenous communities hundreds of years ago may have used conch shell trumpets to call out from their great houses, study says National Ancient shells — found in American West ...