which may also be symbolized in the Aztec death whistle. Their skull-shaped body may represent Mictlantecuhtli, the Aztec Lord of the Underworld, and the iconic screaming sound may have prepared ...

Archaeologists have discovered numerous ceramic or clay whistles at Aztec sites, dubbed "death whistles" because of their distinctive skull shapes. A new paper published in the journal ...

The mysterious ancient Aztec “death whistles” have a strange effect on the listener. Photo of skull-shaped death whistle. Credit: Jennysnest Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 The eerie, terrifying effect ...

But one of the most intriguing — and terrifying — of their creations was the Aztec death whistle, a skull-shaped ceramic instrument said to emit the most horrifying noise in history. Many have likened ...

Ranging from a threatening hiss to a blood-curdling scream, the sound of the Aztec death whistle is as creepy as the skull-like appearance of the instrument that produces it. Brain scans suggest the ...

In digging up ancient Aztec graves dating from the years 1250 to 1521 AD, archaeologists have found many examples of small whistles made of clay and formed into the shape of a skull. These ...

Aztec communities may therefore have used the scary sounds in specific ritual contexts, such as ceremonies involving death. "Skull whistles might have been used to scare the human sacrifice or the ...

The skull-shaped body of the Aztec death whistle may represent Mictlantecuhtli, the Aztec Lord of the Underworld. Credit: Sascha Frühholz / UZH The so-called Aztec “death whistle” is an instrument ...

The spine-chilling scream-like sounds of Aztec skull whistles—ancient artifacts often referred to as “death whistles”—have long fascinated archaeologists and historians. The findings also provide a ...