Although sea shells of various types have been studied as sources of inspiration for impact-resistant manmade materials, the conch shell is known for being particularly tough. And while the reason for ...

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 ...

A finely decorated choker necklace made from a conch shell has been discovered by staff of Mexico's National Institute for Anthropology and History (INAH) near Nicolás Bravo, a town in the state of ...