The mysterious Aztec "death whistles" have fascinated researchers with their eerie, terrifying effect they have on the ...
“Death whistles,” or Aztec skull whistles, were short, carved instruments made of two opposing chambers where air could clash ...
Deep within Mexico’s archaeological treasures lies a haunting instrument whose true psychological impact is only now being ...
Archaeologists unearthed the first Aztec death whistles, also known as ehecachichtlis, in 1999 while excavating the Tlatelolco site in Mexico City. They found the body of a sacrificial victim, a ...
Brain scans of modern listeners suggest that Aztec whistles sound like human screams, which may have prepared sacrifice ...
“Death whistles,” or Aztec skull whistles, were short, carved instruments made of two opposing chambers where air could clash and create a “screeching sound,” according to a Nov. 19 news ...