Archaeologists Bring Out Near-Perfect Notes From a 17,000-Yr-Old Conch Shell Thought to Be a Drinking Vessel Archaeologists ...

A conch shell that is now thought to be a horn was found in 1931, but researchers only recently discovered that it may have been used as a musical instrument. The shell has a hole in it that was ...

Nine decades later, a study published in Science Advances has determined that the shell had been modified to attach a mouthpiece, indicating it was most likely used as a horn. Using advanced imaging ...

“Three horns.” With a pick-up rhythm section ... “Another story,” says Serrano, “is that there was a Shell gas station down there.” Otherwise, he’s not entirely sure.