“Death whistles,” or Aztec skull whistles, were short, carved instruments made of two opposing chambers where air could clash ...
ANCIENT Aztec ‘death whistles’ have a strange ‘uncanny valley’-style effect on the human brain, new research has found. These ...
When archaeologists blew into these creepy kazoos, they emitted an unearthly, banshee-like shriek similar to a haunted ...
The Aztec death whistle's scream-like sound evokes fear and symbolizes mythological deities, linking modern and ancient ...
Sound has the incredible ability to instill a certain kind of emotion into whoever hears it. The soulful call of a loon feels ...
Brain scans of modern listeners suggest that Aztec whistles sound like human screams, which may have prepared sacrifice ...
When the Aztecs dominated central Mexico, a blood-curdling sound like a human scream played through a small whistle. Luis Aceves via Unsplash In cultures around the world, instruments have brought ...