“Death whistles,” or Aztec skull whistles, were short ... Irene Wright is a McClatchy Real-Time reporter. She earned a B.A.
The mysterious Aztec "death whistles" have fascinated researchers with their eerie, terrifying effect they have on the ...
Archaeologists unearthed the first Aztec death whistles, also known as ehecachichtlis, in 1999 while excavating the ...
Ranging from a threatening hiss to a blood-curdling scream, the sound of the Aztec death whistle is as creepy as the ...
Brain scans of modern listeners suggest that Aztec whistles sound like human screams, which may have prepared sacrifice ...