This Aztec Death Whistle Will Chill You to the Bone—and Mess With Your Mind
Sound has the incredible ability to instill a certain kind of emotion into whoever hears it. The soulful call of a loon feels ...
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‘Death whistles’ signaled doom for Aztec sacrifice victims. Hear the ‘screeching’
Claudia Orbroki University of Zurich “Many ancient cultures used musical instruments in ritual ceremonies. Ancient Aztec communities from the pre-Columbian period of Mesoamerica had a rich ...
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Spine-chilling screams of sacrifice rituals linked to Aztec ‘death whistle’ sound
During ritual ceremonies, the ancient Aztec civilization used a “death whistle” — a haunting instrument shaped like a human skull. Its eerie, high-pitched ...
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Aztec 'death whistles,' used to prepare sacrifice victims to descend to the underworld ...
Ritual Aztec whistles produced a brain-scrambling "scream," according to a new study. The objects were used during human ...
‘Death whistles’ signaled doom for Aztec sacrifice victims. Hear the ‘screeching’
“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 release ...