Archaeologists working in northeastern Spain say a cache of conch shells was not just decorative debris from ancient shorelines but a set of carefully modified instruments that once filled Neolithic ...

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 ...

Vastu Tips for Shankh are often discussed in Hindu traditions because the conch shell is considered one of the most sacred objects used during worship. Apart from its spiritual significance, the conch ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The conch shell is made of the same material as chalk, but unlike the crumbly rock, it's one of the toughest materials out there.

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KEY WEST — Making music with a conch (pronounced "konk") shell might seem unusual, but several dozen people tried it during the weekend's annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest in the Florida Keys.