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Conch shells may be 6,000-year-old instruments, researchers say

Archaeologists working in northeastern Spain say a cache of conch shells was not just decorative debris from ancient shorelines but a set of carefully modified instruments that once filled Neolithic ...
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Ancient shells — found in American West — may have been used as trumpets, study says

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 of ...
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Archaeologists discover 6,000-year-old musical shells which are as loud as a lawnmower

Miquel López-García is an archaeologist. He’s also a professional trumpeter, performing in many styles from jazz and funk to salsa and Catalan folk music. And as a child, he told The Guardian, he ...
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In Bahamas, conch fishing is way of life. But for how long?

Tereha Davis tosses a conch shell off to the side as she prepares to launch her boat to go conch fishing off the coast of McLean's Town, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. Five ...