@cassana One anecdote of my own on conch history: when excavating the 'Avondster', wrecked in Sri Lanka in 1659, we found 3 conch shells, & records of the same ship carrying ~100,000 to Bengal a year earlier.
https://www.maritimeasia.ws/maritimelanka/avondster/finds.html#areca

#MaritimeArchaeology #Avondster #conch

Finds from the Avondster

Finds from the Avondster shipwreck

This beautiful artistic glass conch shell award can be a great recognition choice ideal for every recognition event. https://tinyurl.com/glass-conch-shell-award

#conch #conchshell #conchpearl #awards

En Fuerteventura, el yacimiento de Matas Blancas presenta una impresionante cantidad de bucios fosilizados (Thetystrombus latus, antes conocida como Strombus bubonius).

Esta especie habitaba los mares de Canarias cuando el mar era más cálido y el clima más húmedo que en la actualidad.

#canarias #fósil #bucio #biología #biologíaMarina #conch #1bit #pixelArt #nokia #pixel #ilustración #Fuerteventura

"I took this #conch to the protest downtown. I remember the customers going in and out, seeing what we were doing, and feeling like they didn't really care."

-Alaka'i Kü Kamaeha'o Sumberg (carrying flag, right)

North: WILLOW

watch the koi fish play
underneath the #willow tree
summer days go by

South: SHELL

pick up the #conch shell
and can you hear the ocean
what does it tell you?

#dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #poetry #writing #writingcommunity

Ancient practice of blowing through a conch shell could help treat dangerous snoring condition

People who practiced blowing through a conch shell regularly for six months experienced a reduction in their symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to a small randomized controlled trial published in ERJ Open Research.

Medical Xpress