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Autumn 2006 (14.3)
Earth Goddess Monument in Azerbaijan
Male and female stele statues
found at a burial site (kurgan) at Yeni Turkan. The heads of
both statues had been broken. Both had been ceremoniously buried
in a manner afforded important leaders. Could it be that the
burial represented a transition from one belief system to another,
brought on by geopolitical changes?
Perhaps, the statues represented earlier gods - perhaps of Earth
Mother goddess and her counterpart - a male god of the sky -
when they were no longer deemed relevant. The female statue orients
to the South West, the direction of the Winter Solstice sunset.
Note the gap in the circular perimeter wall. Speculation: Could
it be a doorway that allowed the spirit of the goddess to leave
and return? Photo: Gallagher
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