Deep within Mexico’s archaeological treasures lies a haunting instrument whose true psychological impact is only now being ...

When archaeologists blew into these creepy kazoos, they emitted an unearthly, banshee-like shriek similar to a haunted ...

The mysterious Aztec "death whistles" have fascinated researchers with their eerie, terrifying effect they have on the ...

Imagine an object so terrifying that its mere sound could make your blood run cold. Scientists say that's exactly what an ...

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

Archaeologists unearthed the first Aztec death whistles, also known as ehecachichtlis, in 1999 while excavating the ...

Most interestingly, human listeners perceived the sound of the Aztec death whistle to be partly of natural and organic origin ...

ANCIENT Aztec ‘death whistles’ have a strange ‘uncanny valley’-style effect on the human brain, new research has found. These ...

The researchers recorded the sound of original and replica Aztec death whistles. Human listeners found these sounds ...

“Death whistles,” or Aztec skull whistles ... “Many ancient cultures used musical instruments in ritual ceremonies. Ancient ...

The Aztec death whistle's scream-like sound evokes fear and symbolizes mythological deities, linking modern and ancient ...

Many ancient cultures used musical instruments in ritual ceremonies. Ancient Aztec communities from the pre-Columbian period ...