February
09
/ 2018
Golden rings discovered in a sea cave once adorned a dead child in a bizarre ancient funerary ritual, in Scotland. We might expect to read such a headline in a Peruvian or Chinese archaeological publication as mummies blazoned in gold ornamentation seem to be unearthed in these countries on a weekly basis. But Sculptor’s Cave is an archaeological site near Covesea in Moray, on Scotland’s north east coast. Locally, this cave was a place of pagan rituals and child sacrifice and for hundreds of years it has been regarded as a portal or gateway between the upper and underworlds. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"45762","attributes":{"alt":"Sculptors Cave, Covesea, Lossiemouth","class":"media-image","height":"457","style":"width: 610px; height: 457px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]] Sculptors Cave, Covesea, Lossiemouth ( Ken Ross , CC BY SA 2.0 ) Enter
