[Rockhounds] Conch shell in French museum found to be 17, 000-year-old wind instrument

[J Bryan Kramer]

More and more evidence is blowing the end of the ice age migration theory
out of the water along with the 'we are first people' claim with it.

BK

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lives are endangered by plots or violence or armed robbers or enemies, any
and every method of protecting ourselves is morally right.””
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J Bryan Krämer       North Florida, USA
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On Thu, Feb 11, 2021 at 9:10 AM Paul <etchplain at att.net> wrote:

> Conch shell in French museum found to be
> 17,000-year-old wind instrument. Conch,
> unearthed in cave in Pyrenees in 1931, had
> been carefully drilled and shaped to make music
> The Guardian, Esther Addley, February 10, 2021
>
> https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/10/conch-shell-in-french-museum-found-to-be-17000-year-old-wind-instrument
>
> Forgotten conch shell in French museum now
> thought to be world's oldest seashell instrument
> France 24, February 10, 2021
>
> https://www.france24.com/en/france/20210211-ancient-conch-shell-in-france-now-thought-to-be-world-s-oldest-seashell-instrument
>
> Hear the Sound of a Seashell Horn Found in
> an Ancient French Cave. Music from the large
> conch probably hadn’t been heard by
> ears for 17,000 years. New York Times
> https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/science/conch-shell-horn.html
>
> Yours,
>
> Paul H.
>
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