Brain scans of modern listeners suggest that Aztec whistles sound like human screams, which may have prepared sacrifice ...

The Aztec Death Whistle. If hell has a sound, I bet it sounds a lot like the Aztec Death Whistle. The Aztec Death Whistle ...

We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? The Aztec death whistle is a mesoamerican instrument designed to imitate a human scream, and was often used during battle or at ...

The Aztec skull whistle produces a shrill, screaming sound. A study shows that these whistles have a disturbing effect on the human brain. The Aztecs may have deliberately used this effect in ...

Discover the Aztec Death Whistle: a haunting artifact with a scream-like sound, rich in history and psychological intrigue.

Swiss and Norwegian neuroscientists have discovered that the ancient Aztec death whistle — often credited with emitting the scariest sound on earth — still terrifies people today due to a ...

But in the forests of central Mexico, a single note from an Aztec whistle didn’t always indicate celebration — it meant death ...

The wail of the Aztec Death Whistle was the last thing many human sacrifices ever heard before they met their untimely end. The chilling noise is described as the 'scariest sound in the world ...

Archaeologists have discovered numerous ceramic or clay whistles at Aztec sites, dubbed "death whistles" because of their distinctive skull shapes. A new paper published in the journal ...

The Aztec death whistle is a mesoamerican instrument designed to imitate a human scream, and was often used during battle or at sacrificial ceremonies. Researchers from the University of Zurich ...

Ritual Aztec whistles produced a brain-scrambling "scream," according to a new study. The objects were used during human sacrifices and may have prepared victims for their supposed descent to ...