Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed a 3,000 year old burial site of a Shaman, located near the city of Cajamarca in the province of Chota. The grave was discovered within the Pacopampa Archaeological Complex, a site that has been undergoing excavation since 2005 by teams of archaeologists from Japan and Peru. Burial goods found with the Shaman, referred to as […]
3,000 year old Shaman burial discovered
Columbian police arrest fake shaman accused of extortion
Columbian police have arrested a man accused of using the cover of shamanism to extort large amounts of money from people. Operating from the city of Florencia, Caqueta, the man is suspected of having duped up to ten people. One woman who came forward to police said the man had taken $30,000 to prevent a ‘bad spell’.
Shaman Vs Oil Giant
In a David and Golith battle, a lone Shaman in Western Siberia is the only thing standing between a multi billion oil giant and a sacred lake. The Khanty tribe consider Lake Imlor in the Surgut region of the Khanty-Mansiisk district sacred and a local shaman is the only person left living near the lake and preventing oil giant Surgutneftegaz […]
Fake shaman sentenced to 10 years
A con-woman posing as a shaman and witch doctor has been sentenced to ten years in the UK for conning 11 victims out of £1 million ($1,680,000). It has been estimated that over the course of the 12 year con, she could have taken in up to £5 million ($8.4 million). Juliette D’Souza, 59, persuaded victims to hand over large […]