Marine shell of Charonia lampas from Marsoulas cave (France). (A) Side view. (B) Front view and naming of the anatomical areas. (C) Vestiges of red pigment preserved on the columella (image enhanced ...

Pune: In a special ceremony preserving traditional and spiritual significance, conch shell (shanknaad) players created ...

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 ...

(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 ...

Listen to the sound of the Marsoulas conch, as it may have been played 18,000 years ago. File also available here: https://soundcloud.com/cnrs_officiel/marsoulas ...

Some 18,000 years ago, in a cave in what we now call France, a human being left behind something precious: a conch shell. It was not just any conch shell. Its tip had been lopped off—unlikely by ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Nominations for the 2008 Conch Awards close on 30 May ...

A Canadian woman and a pediatric cardiologist from Georgia won the men’s and women’s contests at Key West’s annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest, using different techniques to impress Saturday’s judges.