It sounds like a scream from the depths of the underworld. It’s a haunting, ear-piercing shriek that stirs something primal ...

Archaeologists have discovered numerous ceramic or clay whistles at Aztec sites, dubbed "death whistles" because ... enabling them to create both 3D digital reconstructions and physical clay ...

Literally. The researchers analyzed the acoustic properties of the whistle by creating 3D digital reconstructions and physical clay replicas from original death whistles on display at the ...

First, simulations using a 3D ... replica Death Flute. Please note that some listeners may find the sound shocking, so please play it with caution. Participants who heard the death whistle rated ...

But in the forests of central Mexico, a single note from an Aztec whistle didn’t always indicate celebration — it meant death. “Death whistles,” or Aztec skull whistles, were short ...

Researchers built 3D models of the original instruments to unravel the mystery of the death whistle's terrifying sound. They found a complex internal system with two opposing chambers to create ...

Another specimen of Aztec death whistle. Credit: Claudia Orbroki / UZH Researchers at the University of Zurich, led by Professor Sascha Frühholz, used 3D digital reconstructions of original Aztec ...