Ancient shell horn can still play a tune after 18,000 years

[Judi Lynn]

4. Listen as a 17,000-year-old conch shell is played once more - video

Wed 10 Feb 2021 22.21 ESTLast modified on Wed 10 Feb 2021 23.18 EST

After laying silent for more than 17,000 years, an ancient instrument Is heard again – a deep, plaintive bleat, like a foghorn from the distant past. When archaeologists realised that a large conch shell discovered in the Marsoulas cave in the Pyrenees had been modified thousands of years ago to serve as a wind instrument, they invited a French horn player to play the conch in a sound studio. The horn produced clear C, C-sharp, and D notes.

Short video at link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2021/feb/11/listen-as-a-17000-year-old-conch-shell-is-played-once-more-video

(Maybe we should check back later, when she can play that conch shell better! Maybe the speaker can brush up on his English, too!)