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

The shells of Charonia lampas (the pink lady conch, now on the verge of extinction) were found in Catalonia in north east Spain, and date from around 4500 – 3000 BC. They all had their tips cut off to ...
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Startling Sounds From 6,000-Year-Old Shells Hint at Their Ancient Use

Oddly shaped conch shells found at Neolithic archaeological sites dating back 6,000 years could have served as technology for ...
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Ancient Conch Shell Makes Music After 18,000 Years

(CN) — Scientists have concluded that an ancient conch shell recovered from the renowned painted Marsoulas cave in the Pyrenees mountains is the earliest wind instrument of its kind on record and ...
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Listen to Somebody Blow an 18,000-Year-Old Conch Instrument

Researchers analyzing an 18,000-year-old conch shell found in 1931 say that it was indeed used as a musical instrument millennia ago. The conch shell, unearthed in the Marsoulas Cave in Southwestern ...