For the first time, a musical instrument that was named "the death whistle of the Aztecs" was discovered by archaeologists in the middle of the 20th century, during the excavation of an Aztec temple in Mexico. True, scientists did not immediately guess the sound purpose of small clay sculptures in the form of a human skull or animal heads.
For about 15 years, numerous whistles lay in vaults under the labels of "ritual jewelry" and "toys", until they were taken (literally) by researcher Arnd Bot. It was Arnd who discovered that if you blow into a "toy", you can hear heartbreaking sounds. The sounds can be described as "the screams of thousands of restless souls who descend to hell." And this, believe me, is a relaxed description.
Arnd and his follower, who joined the study of whistles Roberto Velazquez, suggested that the whistles were part of the ritual of human sacrifice, because many were found in burials in the hands of unfortunate victims. Scientists believe that the eerie sounds of a whistle put the doomed into a trance, allowing them not to be afraid of impending death.
In addition, there is a version that the Aztecs used these whistles to scare off enemies (we suspect, very effectively). In general, we invite you to listen to how the "death whistle of the Aztecs" sounds. We guarantee horror and shudder.
Maxim Rafstein
