Oldest conch shell in the world uncovered in French museum and it still plays a tune

An 18,000-year-old large conch shell overlooked in a French museum for 90 years has being named the oldest known seashell instrument in the world by archaeologists. The rudimentary wind instrument still works, producing a deep, plaintive bleat. The Charonia lampas shell was found during the 1931 excavation of the Marsoulas cave, which features prehistoric wall paintings, in the French Pyrenees. For 90 years it was assumed to be a ceremonial drinking cup but archaeologists from the University of Toulouse recently re-examined it and determined it had been modified thousands of years ago for musical use. Having identified the 31cm shell, they invited a French horn player to blow it. Read more: 📲 Follow CGTN Europe on social media and other platforms👇🏼