Archaeologists have modeled the auditory range of conch-shell trumpets in the 9th–11th century US Southwest, proposing that the sound was key in the structuring of pre-Columbian Pueblo communities. At ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oddly shaped conch shells found at Neolithic archaeological sites dating back 6,000 years could have served as technology for ...
Turner Prize winning artist Susan Philipsz brings sounds of the Caribbean to the harbour, in a specially commissioned sound ...
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 ...
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Archaeologists say these conch shells may have been used as early musical instruments 6,000 years ago
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 ...
If someone hands you a large, spiral seashell, chances are that your instinct will drive you to hold it up to your ear. Thousands of years ago, however, prehistoric communities in modern-day Spain ...
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