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Conch Shell sold by man on beach: Credit: TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP/Getty Images)

20/06/2015 GMT

Shells

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What shells can tell us about our past, present and future

What shells can tell us about our past, present and future. With marine scientist Anne Cohen, archaeologist Josephine Joordens and cultural historian Toby Green.

Mankind has long been attracted to beautiful shells, but what are the many other secrets that link them to our human fate? Bridget Kendall asks the marine scientist Anne Cohen, the archaeologist Josephine Joordens and the cultural historian Toby Green to share their thoughts.

(Photo: A man holds a conch shell. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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