Literally. The researchers analyzed the acoustic properties of the whistle by creating 3D digital reconstructions and physical clay replicas from original death whistles on display at the ...

Archaeologists have discovered numerous ceramic or clay whistles at Aztec sites, dubbed "death whistles" because ... enabling them to create both 3D digital reconstructions and physical clay ...

created 3D digital reconstructions of original Aztec death whistles from the Ethnological Museum in Berlin. The models revealed a unique internal construction of two opposing sound chambers that ...

Swiss and Norwegian neuroscientists have discovered that the ancient Aztec death whistle — often credited with emitting the scariest sound on earth — still terrifies people today due to a ...

But in the forests of central Mexico, a single note from an Aztec whistle didn’t always indicate celebration — it meant death. “Death whistles,” or Aztec skull whistles, were short ...

First, simulations using a 3D ... replica Death Flute. Please note that some listeners may find the sound shocking, so please play it with caution. Participants who heard the death whistle rated ...