Twelve large conch shells found in Spain may have been used as trumpet-like instruments, according to new research. Two archaeologists from the University of Barcelona, Miquel López-García and ...

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KEY WEST — Making music with a conch (pronounced "konk") shell might seem unusual, but several dozen people tried it during the weekend's annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest in the Florida Keys.

A group of 6,000-year-old seashells has emerged as the loudest playable sound-producing instruments yet confirmed from prehistoric Europe. Their continued ability to project sound forces a ...