Article 71ZA8 Archaeologist musician proves Neolithic conch chells could have made music

Archaeologist musician proves Neolithic conch chells could have made music

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editors@theworld.org (Gerry Hadden)
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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 collection might also have been used to make melodies. And to prove it, they played them. The World's Gerry Hadden reports from Barcelona.

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