The shells of Charonia lampas (the pink lady conch, now on the verge of extinction) were found in Catalonia in north east Spain, and date from around 4500 – 3000 BC. They all had their tips cut off to ...

Oddly shaped conch shells found at Neolithic archaeological sites dating back 6,000 years could have served as technology for ...

Archaeologists working in northeastern Spain say a cache of conch shells was not just decorative debris from ancient ...

The research, published in the journal Antiquity by archaeologist and professional trumpet player Miquel López-García and his colleague Margarita Díaz-Andreu from the University of Barcelona, examined ...

We all know conch shells as loud horns that can be heard from long distances. Humans have used them for millennia for messaging. But a team of researchers in Barcelona has proposed that a nearby ...

New research suggests that a collection of conch shells unearthed in Spain may have once produced melodies, in addition to ...

Discover how ancient conch shell trumpets in Spain helped Neolithic people communicate over distances 6,000 years ago. New study reveals their horn like sounds and cultural role.

It’s said that when you hold a conch shell to your ear, you can hear the roar of the ocean. Now, researchers have proposed ...

A team of archaeologists from the University of Barcelona (UB) has documented the use of trumpets made from sea snail shells ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Get out of your shells, the 4th Annual Little Village Conch Shell festival is here! Join the salty crew at Little Village Saturday, November 15 for a full day of funky ...

Buying souvenirs is a fun part of any trip. But some of the best ones aren’t the kind that are purchased. For example, beach trips are the perfect time to collect a few shells. Enter Paige. She’s a ...

We need to protect beauty. We need to display the shells we love. Shells help us feel like millionaires, writes Christopher de Vinck. iStock / Getty Images John Moffitt was a friend of mine. He was ...