Mysteries of the Ancient Dead S02E03 ~ Igoro Hanging Burials, Catacombs of El-Shoqafa, Kurgan Mounds (2025)

https://ok.ru/video/c30606895 Perched on the cliffs of the Cordillera Mountain range on the island of Luzon are the hanging coffins of the Igorot people. Hoisted high after death to be with the sky gods, Igorot communities have been engaging in this sky-high death ritual for more than two millennia. Under the bustling city of Alexandria lie the silent catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa. Mysterious sarcophagi, a feast hall, and perplexing iconography lead archaeologists through a time line of Egyptian upheaval. Elaborate burial mounds scattered across the Central Asian Steppe remember the Scythians, a warring nomad people deeply tied to war and to nature. Who were these ancient warriors on horseback, and why did they build these hulking formations to honour their dead