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“Hunting Cult” (Cosmic Hunt) becomes “Herding Cult” Paganism in the Middle East 12,000 to 11,000 years ago
Damien Marie AtHope’s Art ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref “Hunting Cult” (Cosmic Hunt) becomes “Herding Cult” Paganism "Herding societies are nearly always that of a true hierarchical chiefdom rather than of an...
Bear Cults, Bear Worship, Bear Sacrifice, and the Cosmic Hunt
Damien Marie AtHope’s Art ref, ref, ref Cave Bear Hunting by Neanderthals 50,000 years ago 50,000 years ago, at least, Neanderthals were hunting the “now-extinct” and ferocious cave bears (weighing 1,300 lbs, twice that of grizzlies), seen in Neanderthals’ bite marks...
Lightning Bolts and Thunderbolts Associated in Religion and Deities
Damien Marie AtHope’s Art ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref"Proto-Indo-European mythology is the myths and deities associated with speakers of the Indo-European, including Albanian, Armenian, Balto-Slavic, Celtic, Germanic,...
Jebel Barkal in Sudan/Kush ancient Nubia, the Mound of Creation, and the Ancient Egyptian race controversy
Damien Marie AtHope’s Art ref, ref, ref, ref, refJebel Barkal "Jebel Barkal or Gebel Barkal is a mesa or large rock outcrop located 400 km north of Khartoum, next to Karima in Northern State in Sudan, on the Nile River, in the region that is sometimes called Nubia....
Siberia as the Origin and Migration place of “Light Skin” genes SLC24A5 and SLC45A2, about 22,000 to 28,000 years ago?
Damien Marie AtHope’s Art ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, refTwo genes, SLC24A5 and SLC45A2, are most associated with lighter skin colour in modern Europeans. SLC24A5 "Sodium/potassium/calcium...
Animals and Religion: Challenging the Idea of Religious Faith in Animals?
Damien Marie AtHope’s Art ref, ref, ref Baboons greeting the sun: Hedjwer, the ancient baboon sun god Hedjwer was the earliest Egyptian baboon sun god, dating back to the early Dynastic period in Upper Egypt. Hedjwer was a solar deity and represented as a baboon, as...