Spirituality

Shaman 'rainmaking' center discovered

By T.K. Randall
June 2, 2013 ·  2 comments

Image Credit: sxc.hu At an elevation of 1000ft, the hilltop site of Ratho Kroonkop near the borders of Botswana and Zimbabwe is believed to have been used by shaman hundreds of years ago to perform rituals intended to make it rain. Scientists working at the site have discovered the remains of up to 30,000 different animals there including those of a zebra, a rhinoceros and a giraffe.

"What makes RKK special is that every piece of faunal material found at RKK can in some way be linked to rain control," said researcher Simone Brunton. "The shaman or ritual specialist was usually the only one directly involved with the actual doing of the rituals. It would have been strictly forbidden for normal folks to go near the site."

Source: Live Science | Comments (2)

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