ancestor worship

Decoration of an ancient tomb in Tierradentro Source: Matyas Rehak / Adobe Stock

8 August, 2019 - 13:59 Ed Whelan

A Fascinating Look into the Lives and Deaths of the Tierradentro People of Colombia

One of the greatest Pre-Columbian civilizations of Colombia were the Tierradentro who flourished for centuries. They created a remarkable series of cave tombs and monuments which offer us a unique...

Stone worked in the shape of vulvas (top) and penises from neolithic cult sites in the Eilat Mountains

11 February, 2015 - 21:27 Mark Miller

8,000-year-old fertility stone works found in Israel linked to ancestor cult

About 8,000 years ago, Stone Age people built a large number of what seem to be ancestor and fertility cult sites in the Negev Desert in Israel. A new archaeological survey of 95 sites has turned up...