Aztec Death Whistles Have A Terrifying Effect On Listeners’ Brains

Image caption: Death whistles are found in the graves of sacrifice victims. Image credit: Jennysnest via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). Article by Benjamin Taub. IFLScience – November 15, 2024. Study: Communications Psychology.

With a love of human sacrifice, warfare, and towers made out of human skulls, the ancient Aztecs certainly knew how to have fun. Just to add to the excitement, the pre-Columbian empire-builders may have conducted some of their favorite activities to the sound of skull-shaped whistles, which produced a horrifying “death scream” that […]

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