The Aztec Death Whistle, with its scream echoing through time, invites us to uncover its ancient story.

Swiss and Norwegian neuroscientists have discovered that the ancient Aztec death whistle -- often credited with emitting the scariest sound on earth -- still terrifies people today due to a primal ...

Many ancient cultures used musical instruments in ritual ceremonies. Ancient Aztec communities from the pre-Columbian period of Mesoamerica had a rich mythological codex that was also part of ...

Human History Ancient Humans Left Drawings Next to Dinosaur Footprints in Brazil Petroglyphs were incised in rock near footprints of theropods, sauropods, and ornithopods.

A Japanese research team trained an artificial intelligence that helped locate 303 new geoglyphs in the mysterious Nazca Desert of Peru. The ancient drawings add to the 430 geoglyphs found in the ...

Prehistoric engravings of giant snakes along South America’s Orinoco river are among the largest examples of rock art we know of anywhere in the world, with some stretching for more than 40 ...

Prehistoric humans in Brazil carved drawings in the rock next to dinosaur footprints, suggesting they may have found them meaningful or interesting, a study found.

By The Way Ancient Day of the Dead traditions live on with Aztec descendants In Indigenous communities in Mexico, celebrations for deceased loved ones have been around for centuries ...

A team of cognitive neuroscientists at the University of Zurich, has found that ancient Aztec "skull whistles" found in gravesites are able to instill fear in modern people. In their study ...