Smithsonian Magazine

Hear the Musical Sounds of an 18,000-Year-Old Giant Conch

Artist's rendering of a prehistoric human playing the ancient conch instrument G. Tosello A team of researchers was studying the archaeological inventory of the Natural History Museum of Toulouse in ...
Classic FM

This 18,000-year-old shell is ‘oldest wind instrument of its kind’ – hear its haunting sound

Scientists have unveiled the ancient song of an Ice Age conch shell, believed to be the oldest known wind instrument of its kind. The 18,000-year-old shell lay forgotten in a French museum for 80 ...
The Guardian

Shells found in Spain could be among oldest known musical instruments

Conch-shell trumpets discovered in Neolithic settlements and mines in Catalonia make tone similar to french horn, says lead researcher As a child, Miquel López García was fascinated by the conch shell ...
Ars Technica

Listen to haunting notes from an 18,000-year-old conch shell trumpet

After 18,000 years of silence, an ancient musical instrument played its first notes. The last time anyone heard a sound from the conch shell trumpet, thick sheets of ice still covered most of Europe.
Hindustan Times

Varanasi’s KV Corridor reverberates with sound of 1051 conch shells

Conch blowing (shankhnaad) by 1051 people in unison at Kashi Vishwanath Corridor on Saturday marked the first day of New Year. Devotees blow conch shells during an event at Kashi Vishwanath Corridor ...