Whistles shaped like skulls were used to create the sound of screams by the Aztecs.

Kenna and Stephanie learn to play an Aztec "death whistle" before battling giant "Red Monsters" discovered by the James Webb ...

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

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

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

Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered a rare 1,600-year-old bronze pendant depicting the biblical King Solomon defeating ...

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

Ranging from a threatening hiss to a blood-curdling scream, the sound of the Aztec death whistle is as creepy as the ...

For instance, some experts believe the death whistles were intended to mimic the razor-sharp winds of Mictlan, the Aztec underworld to which sacrificial tributes were believed to descend.

A species thought to be missing from the scientific record for decades was actually hidden in photos of another sea creature. Matt Hardy via Unsplash As millions of species roam the planet, there ...

In the deep sea off the coast of Chile, a wiggly creature glitters as it speeds across the seafloor. Matt Hardy via Unsplash Deep below the surface of the ocean, light disappears and colors lose ...