Archaeologists unearthed the first Aztec death whistles, also known as ehecachichtlis, in 1999 while excavating the ...

New research reveals that the sounds from the mysterious Aztec death whistle has an "aversive" and "scary" impact on the ...

Ranging from a threatening hiss to a blood-curdling scream, the sound of the Aztec death whistle is as creepy as the ...

Their prevalence in gravesites led researchers to suspect that these petrifying piccolos may have been symbols of Ehecatl, the Aztec God of Wind who “traveled to the underworld to obtain the ...

In The Aztec Kings, Susan D. Gillespie states that composite deities, such as Kukulkan or Quetzalcoatl, serve as mediators between humanity and the gods, allowing the gods to live in both worlds ...

Since ancient times, rituals using various musical instruments have been performed around the world, but the Aztec flute ... been a human sacrifice to the wind god Ehécatl, were found clutching ...

Manhattan DA Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced the return of 30 looted artifacts to Mexico, valued around $500,000.