Ancient trumpets played eerie notes

Scientists analyze tunes from 3,000-year-old conch-shell instruments for insight into pre-Inca civilization

Listen to shell music.

PREHISTORIC POP Computer scientist and musician Perry Cook plays a tune on a 3,000-year-old conch-shell instrument discovered in Peru. José Luis Cruzado, Chavin de Huantar Investigation and Conservation Project
ANCIENT ACCOMPANIMENT Ancient civilizations in Peru might have played this 3,000-year-old shell trumpet as part of a religious ceremony.