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 ...

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 ...

We all know conch shells as loud horns that can be heard from long distances. Humans have used them for millennia for messaging. But a team of researchers in Barcelona has proposed that a nearby ...

Archaeologists have played shell trumpets from Neolithic Catalonia, revealing they were highly effective for long-distance communication and possibly among the earliest musical instruments in Europe.

From above, it’s easy to see the Fibonacci spiral created by a pink stucco home, built into an imposing cliffside in Sedona, Arizona. From below, residents can walk through it, beginning at a central ...

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 ...