Recent research of the sounds of ancient Aztec skull-shaped whistles revealed their profound psychoacoustic effects on modern listeners. For the first time, scientists have examined the impact of ...

Ancient Aztec communities from the pre-Columbian period of Mesoamerica had a rich mythological codex that was also part of their ritual and sacrificial ceremonies,” researchers said.

But the basic mechanisms of affective response to scary sounds are common to humans from all historical contexts." Communications Psychology, 2024. DOI: 10.1038/s44271-024-00157-7 ( About DOIs ).

This isn’t the plot of some horror movie, researchers say it’s actually ancient history! Their new study is revealing the shocking secrets of the Aztec death whistle.

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 ...

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 ...

For those who want to celebrate Halloween like it’s 1399: Scientists are sending shivers down the internet’s spine by recreating an ancient artifact.

ANCIENT Aztec ‘death whistles’ have a strange ‘uncanny valley’-style effect on the human brain, new research has found. These clay instruments were often shaped like human s… ...

A Counter-Strike: Global Offensive fan has given players a way to tackle one of the FPS game's fan-favourite maps with a whole new twist, through a custom creation that gives it the flavour of ...

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