[Aztlan] Aztec whistles of death

[Diehl, Richard]

Listeros,

This is a very interesting piece. There is a tremendous amount to be
learned about pre-Columbian music and I applaud Velazquez's original
take on the uses of the whistles. However while I do agree that we have
never thought of such objects were used in sacrifices, archaeologists
have long considered them as much more important than "toys" to be
relegated to the dusty drawers of museum storage rooms. Furthermore,
there is no evidence that sugar cane was found in the Americas prior to
1492.

Dick "Hotlicks" Diehl


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   1. AZTEC WHISTLES OF DEATH (michael ruggeri)


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Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:30:18 -0500
From: michael ruggeri <michaelruggeri at mac.com>
Subject: [Aztlan] AZTEC WHISTLES OF DEATH
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Listeros,

AP has posted an interesting story on Aztec "whistles of death" and  
Mesoamerican music. Human skeletons have been found with skull shaped  
whistles in each hand which mechanical engineer Roberto Velasquez  
believes the Aztecs played in advance of human sacrifice. VelasHquez  
has spent a career trying to recreate the sounds of Mesoamerican  
music. He believes the Aztecs may also have played musical  
instruments to cure illness.

The Maya made musical instruments of clay, turkey feathers, sugar  
cane and frog skin. The Aztecs used conch shells to start ceremonies  
and war. Ocarinas were used to lure deer.

The "whistles of death" are thought to help into the journey of the  
underworld and to induce shamanistic trances.

Studies of these instruments are now becoming a more important  
component of Mesoamerican research.

The AP has the story below;
http://www.pr-inside.com/recreating-pre-columbian-sounds-r668938.htm

Mike Ruggeri


Mike Ruggeri's Aztec and Toltec World
http://tinyurl.com/yqypej















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