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

In 1519, Cortes and 500-odd men landed on the shores of the Yucatán and marched on Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec empire (today’s Mexico City), destroying its temples, killing its priests and ...

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

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New research reveals that the sounds from the mysterious Aztec death whistle has an "aversive" and "scary" impact on the ...

A class of Fayette Elementary fifth-graders brought history to life Wednesday through a series of short plays about early ...

The Aztec skull whistle produces a shrill, screaming sound. A study shows that these whistles have a disturbing effect on the human brain. The Aztecs may have deliberately used this effect in ...

During ritual ceremonies, the ancient Aztec civilization used a “death whistle” — a haunting instrument shaped like a human ...

The mysterious Aztec "death whistles" have fascinated researchers with their eerie, terrifying effect they have on the ...

Hearing the whistle's sound activated the low-order auditory cortical regions of the volunteer's brains – regions which tune ...

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Imagine an object so terrifying that its mere sound could make your blood run cold. Scientists say that's exactly what an ...