Ancient Aztec death whistle still terrifies people today, study finds — and you can listen if you’re brave enough
When archaeologists blew into these creepy kazoos, they emitted an unearthly, banshee-like shriek similar to a haunted ...
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The Mysterious Aztec Death Whistle and Its Psycho-Affective Effects
The mysterious Aztec "death whistles" have fascinated researchers with their eerie, terrifying effect they have on the ...
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Ancient Aztec death whistle had a terrifying effect on the human brain
Imagine an object so terrifying that its mere sound could make your blood run cold. Scientists say that's exactly what an ...
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The ancient Aztec 'death whistle' with chilling sound discovered by archaeologists
An ancient Aztec Death Whistle comes with one of the "most terrifying" sounds in the world, according to experts. The item ...
Listen to death whistles from skull-shaped relic that ‘screams from the underworld’ – it has an effect on your BRAIN
ANCIENT Aztec ‘death whistles’ have a strange ‘uncanny valley’-style effect on the human brain, new research has found. These ...
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Aztec 'death whistles,' used to prepare sacrifice victims to descend to the underworld, scramble your brain, scans reveal
Brain scans of modern listeners suggest that Aztec whistles sound like human screams, which may have prepared sacrifice ...
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Spine-chilling screams of sacrifice rituals linked to Aztec ‘death whistle’ sound
The researchers recorded the sound of original and replica Aztec death whistles. Human listeners found these sounds ...
Why Aztec “death whistles” sound like human screams
Archaeologists unearthed the first Aztec death whistles, also known as ehecachichtlis, in 1999 while excavating the ...
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The chilling sound of the Aztec death whistle
The Aztec skull whistle produces a shrill, screaming sound. A study conducted at the University of Zurich shows that these ...
Scientists Decode the Haunting Screams of Ancient Aztec Whistles
The Aztec death whistle's scream-like sound evokes fear and symbolizes mythological deities, linking modern and ancient ...
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Aztec Death Whistle Was Designed to Haunt the Mind, Brain Scans Confirm
It sounds like a scream from the depths of the underworld. It’s a haunting, ear-piercing shriek that stirs something primal ...
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‘Death whistles’ signaled doom for Aztec sacrifice victims. Hear the ‘screeching’
“This is consistent with the tradition of many ancient cultures to capture natural sounds in musical instruments, and could explain the ritual dimension of the death whistle sound for mimicking ...