During ritual ceremonies, the ancient Aztec civilization used a “death whistle” — a haunting instrument shaped like a human skull. Its eerie, high-pitched scream is not just a product of its unique ...
When the Aztecs dominated central Mexico, a blood-curdling sound like a human scream played through a small whistle. Luis Aceves via Unsplash In cultures around the world, instruments have brought ...
Ranging from a threatening hiss to a blood-curdling scream, the sound of the Aztec death whistle is as creepy as the skull-like appearance of the instrument that produces it. Brain scans suggest the ...
More than 100 human skulls have been discovered in the Huei Tzompantl, a macabre skull tower near an Aztec temple. (all images courtesy of the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, INAH) ...
On May 14, I took the Metra up north to City Lit Theater in Edgewater to watch the premiere of City Lit’s 144th show, the musical Aztec Human Sacrifice. Directed by Jay Españo and written by Kingsley ...
>>> THE RITUAL OF HUMAN SACRIFICE IN PROVIDES THE UNLIKELY BACKDROP FOR A MUSICAL AT A THEATER IN EDGEWATER. THOUGH THE SETTING MIGHT BE UNUSUAL, SOME FAMILIAR BEATS. THE EVENING BEFORE THE EMPIRE'S ...