The team associated with the study played the sound of 'Aztec Death Whistle' for a group of people. During the process, the brain activity of each individual was being monitored.

Aztec death whistles don't fit into any existing Western classification for wind instruments; they seem to be a unique kind of "air spring" whistle, based on CT scans of some of the artifacts.

Ancient Aztec death whistle still terrifies people today, study finds — and you can listen if you’re brave enough By . Ben Cost. Published Nov. 19, 2024, 10:22 a.m. ET.

A study looking into the sound created by an mesoamerican instrument known as the Aztec 'death whistle' revealed the effect it had on the brain.

Aztec death whistles have a unique instrumental construction . To understand the physical mechanisms behind the whistle's shrill and screeching sound, a team of researchers at the University of ...

Aztec communities may therefore have used the scary sounds in specific ritual contexts, such as ceremonies involving death. "Skull whistles might have been used to scare the human sacrifice or the ...

Aztec Death Whistles, or Skull Whistles, are a type of unusual musical instrument found in grave sites dating from 1250 to 1521 AD. Their unusual skull-like shape baffled archaeologists for years ...

Aztec death whistle may have been used to prepare sacrifice victims for journey to the afterlife because of their ominous, scream-like sound ...

Aztec Death Whistles Have A Terrifying Effect On Listeners’ Brains The horrifying instruments may have been used to strike fear into enemies' hearts on the battlefield. Benjamin Taub.

This Aztec Death Whistle Will Chill You to the Bone—and Mess With Your Mind. Spooky! By Darren Orf Published: Nov 22, 2024 9:00 AM EST. Sascha Frühholz, UZH.

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 ...