This headdress is just one of numerous artifacts discovered in 1934 in the lavish grave of a woman who lived during the European Mesolithic period (15000 to 5000 B.C.). The unique array of grave goods ...

Genetic Research Confirms 9,000-Year-Old Burial Site was of a Female Shaman and Her Grandchild An extraordinary double burial ...

Shamans, the practitioners of an ancient belief system, are often disparaged in South Korea. But they also hold a special ...

Azhunov is a traditionalist who believes that women should be barred from certain shamanic rites. “Your photographer, Carolyn, cannot photograph this ceremony,” he said apologetically.