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The chilling sound of the Aztec death whistle

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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 sacrificial rituals.

The whistle may have prepared human sacrifices for their mythological descent into Mictlan , the Aztec underworld.

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English

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