Episode 88: Ancient Shell Sounds

from The Poetry of Science · host Sam Illingworth

This episode explores new research, which has discovered that a large seashell found in the archives of a French museum is actually a musical instrument used around 18,000 years ago. --- Read this episode’s science poem here. Read the scientific study that inspired it here. Read 'The Sea Shell’ by Marin Sorescu here. --- Music by Rufus Beckett. --- Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast: Email: [email protected] Twitter: @samillingworth

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This episode explores new research, which has discovered that a large seashell found in the archives of a French museum is actually a musical instrument used around 18,000 years ago.

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