# Aztec Death Whistles Have A Terrifying Effect On Listeners’ Brains

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/aztec-death-whistles-have-a-terrifying-effect-on-listeners-brains/
- Published: 2024-11-17T09:00:56-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

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 […] Click here to view original web page at www.iflscience.com