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 of ...

In Germany, an estimated 14 million people are affected by obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)—many of them unknowingly. A recent study found that regularly blowing a conch shell significantly ...

People who play certain wind instruments, like the didgeridoo, may find it easier to breathe while sleeping, according to emerging research. A new randomized controlled trial suggests that blowing ...

More than 3,000 years ago, an ancient Peruvian culture fashioned conch shells into instruments, creating sounds rarely heard in music. Back in 2001, archaeologists uncovered twenty of these marine ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Modified conch shell used ...

I joined Ars for the technology and astrophysics, but it's these archaeology articles that I've really found the most fascinating of late. It's really amazing how much we can learn from such ancient ...

If you were standing on the edge of a canyon in the San Juan Basin of the Colorado Plateau about 1,200 years ago, you may have heard a loud, distant sound reverberating off the rock faces and ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Conch shell used for signaling. Has 1 ...

The folks working on musical permutations of this should consider the use of conch horns in an ensemble. This was most likely not the only instrument ever used by these people, just the one we've ...