Researchers in France say they've identified an 18,000-year-old conch shell as a musical instrument, and you can hear somebody play it. The post Listen to Somebody Blow an 18,000-Year-Old Conch ...

At right, images 9 and 10 show a different conch instrument from New Zealand with a mouthpiece fitted to the broken apex. The French researchers reckon that this 18,000-year-old shell had the same ...

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 ...

As well as an offbeat musical instrument, the conch shell is an enduring symbol of the Keys. Native-born citizens call themselves "conchs," and the island chain is nicknamed the Conch Republic.

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 ...

Conch shells, found buried at ancient Pueblo sites in New Mexico, ... but it wouldn’t come from the musical instruments we know today. Instead, ...

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 ...

Conch shells, found buried at ancient Pueblo sites in New Mexico, ... but it wouldn’t come from the musical instruments we know today. Instead, ...