While many older musical instruments have been discovered – including this 50,000 year old neanderthal flute – Fritz says that the 18,000-year-old conch would be the oldest of its kind known today.

Archaeologists in France have accomplished a stunning feat related to an astonishing conch shell. Originally discovered in 1931, the conch shell was first thought to be nothing more than a mere ...

Conch shells have been used widely in musical and ceremonial traditions, including in ancient Greece, Japan, India and Peru. The shell instrument found in the Marsoulas cave is now the oldest ...

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