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 ...

Its fear-splitting screech reverberates throughout space and time. Swiss and Norwegian neuroscientists have discovered that the ancient Aztec death whistle — often credited with emitting the scariest ...

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 ...

John Hitchcock graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in film studies and previously wrote on his own blog. He also specializes in nature and virtual photography and does art in Source ...

These figures from Aztec Mythology will certainly be great additions to the God of War series. Though many games have dipped their toes into the designs and styles of Aztec aesthetics, not so many ...

When the Aztecs dominated central Mexico, a blood-curdling sound like a human scream played through a small whistle. Luis Aceves via Unsplash In cultures around the world, instruments have brought ...

During ritual ceremonies, the ancient Aztec civilization used a “death whistle” — a haunting instrument shaped like a human skull. Its eerie, high-pitched scream is not just a product of its unique ...

What it is: A turquoise-encrusted wooden mask from the Aztec civilization Where it is from: Somewhere in Mesoamerica When it was made: Between 1400 and 1521 Related: Book of Kells: A 1,200-year-old ...

For thousands of years, cultures all over the world have had effigies -- statues, figurines, carvings or other images that represent people, animals or mythical characters. Religious or spiritual ...

Many ancient cultures used musical instruments in ritual ceremonies. Ancient Aztec communities from the pre-Columbian period of Mesoamerica had a rich mythological codex that was also part of their ...