Prehistoric Polish Shaman Made Talisman from Meteorite
Source: mysteriousuniverse.org
If you’re trying to prove to your followers that you’re a true shaman, you can’t go wrong with a talisman that’s from someplace other than where you live. Outer space would be even better. That’s why a shaman who lived 9.000 years ago in what is now Poland made his out of remnants of a meteorite that he and his fellow humans probably watched fall from the sky.
Archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology in Szczecin found the natural pyrite meteorite fragment while excavating a hut in Bolków by Lake Świdwie in Western Pomerania. The cylindrical stone is 8 by 5.3 by 3.5 centimeters and was found in a collection of objects that a shaman would possess, including an amulet, a bone spear tip with engravings and a wand made of antler carved with geometric patterns.
Tadeusz Galinski of the Institute says the placement of the meteorite in the hut shows it was an object of special significance to humans of the Mesolithic period, indicating they may have even seen it fall, found the crater it created and felt its heat. In addition, the meteorite is much heavier than rocks of similar size, making it even more mysterious to them.
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"Along with the meteorite the researchers also found other objects associated with magic including an amulet, bone spear tip with engraved ornament and a magic stick made of antler, decorated with geometric motifs. This suggests it was once worshipped as a sacred object (illustration of a shaman shown)" (MailOnline)
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