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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 ...
Post and Courier

Review: ‘Mermaid of Black Conch’ a novel of the Caribbean that melds history and magic

THE MERMAID OF BLACK CONCH. By Monique Roffey. Knopf. 240 pages. $26. David is a fisherman and Aycayia is a mermaid. It’s pretty obvious where the story goes from here: David falls for Aycayia. But ...
Sacramento Bee

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 ...
Classic FM

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 ...
WTEN

In Bahamas, conch fishing is way of life. But for how long?

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Tereha Davis, whose ...