Listen to the blood-curdling screamy sound of an ancient Aztec death whistle

Twenty-five years ago, archaeologists excavating the Pyramids of Tlatelolco in Mexico City found the skeleton of a 20-year-old man who had been sacrificed around the 16th century. In his hands were two curious whistles decorated with the faces of skulls. The strange musical device was an Aztec 'death whistle.' — Read the rest
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