Because the cavity of the conch shell forms a spiral, Fritz and her colleagues say its acoustics are pretty similar to an instrument with a conical chamber, like a French horn.

It has a small, narrow hole drilled into the point of the shell called the apex, and is decorated with fingerprint-shaped ochre red markings. “We are pretty sure that this shell was transformed ...

Why A Musician Breathed New Life Into A 17,000-Year-Old Conch Shell Horn. February 10, ... And I think we can be pretty sure that about 18,000 years ago it was used to play music in the caves." ...

A horn made from a conch shell over 17,000 years ago has blasted out musical notes for the first time in millennia.Archaeologists originally found the ... And I think we can be pretty sure that about ...

Distinctive mounds of pretty pink conch shells tower over the waves, piled up over the centuries to create one of Anegadas's most important landmarks. On an island renowned for its lobster, ...

The molecular structure of the conch shell might someday be used to make stronger helmets or body armor. ... you’ve got a hard shell, and that’s pretty much it,” he says. ...

Things have been getting pretty noisy in Florida, in America. Lots of people have been taking part in the 55th Annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest in Key West.

If you live in Southwest Florida, or on or near any beach in Florida, the chances are pretty good that you do. ... "I found my horse conch shell on May 31. We were visiting from Texas.