Only in 2016 did researchers begin to analyze the shell anew. Artifacts like this conch help paint a picture of how cave dwellers lived, said Carole Fritz, an archaeologist at the University of ...

The Marsoulas conch shell Carole Fritz et al. 2021. Conch shells have been used as sacred objects or musical instruments across history, with the authors suggesting the previously oldest known ...

The shells have a structure that is perfect for creating the best body armor we've ever seen, and MIT figured out how to 3D print it. By Matthew Humphries May 31, 2017 ...

WASHINGTON — A large conch shell overlooked in a museum for decades is now thought to be the oldest known seashell instrument — and it still works, producing a deep, plaintive bleat, like a ...

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 ...