Sacred Sites International

10/15/2026

The Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape covers three areas of a plateau of rocky boulders rising out of the semi-desert of central Azerbaijan, with an outstanding collection of more than 6,000 rock engravings bearing testimony to 40,000 years of rock art. The site also features the remains of inhabited caves, settlements and burials, all reflecting an intensive human use by the inhabitants of the area during the wet period that followed the last Ice Age, from the Upper Paleolithic to the Middle Ages. The site is part of the larger protected Gobustan Reservation.

10/09/2026

Skull fractures suggest servants of Egypt’s ancient kings were sacrificed. A study of remains taken from royal cemetery at Umm el-Qa’ab appears to confirm early Egyptologist’s theory.

Study of remains taken from royal cemetery at Umm el-Qa’ab appears to confirm early Egyptologist’s theory

10/09/2026

Another victory for First Nations! The Penobscot Nation reclaims over 11,000 acres of ancestral land in Maine, USA. Learn more below:

A historic land return will restore 11,297 acres to the Penobscot Nation.

10/08/2026

Five days after signing a formal apology for California’s historic treatment of Native people, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed two tribal bills: one to protect sacred sites on state land and another to guarantee tribes a voice in water decisions. Together they drew a single no vote.

10/07/2026

A 4000-year-old gallery grave has been discovered in Norway. Learn more below...

Such graves were used from the end of the Stone Age to the beginning of the Early Bronze Age, according to a researcher.

10/06/2026

Big Bend National Park receives halt of the assault from the Border Wall Construction/Destruction...read more

The ruling dealt a setback to the Trump administration’s plans for hundreds of miles of barriers that have drawn local opposition.

10/05/2026

This is a win for Native Americans: Mesa Verde National Park is going to return artifacts and remains to the Tribes!

Park officials told The Denver Post last week that they have been conducting a thorough inventory of human remains and culturally significant objects in Mesa Verde’s collection over the past two years.

10/04/2026

The First Human Burials Have Been Excavated At Göbekli Tepe, Turkey, Challenging Old Theories About The 11,500-Year-Old Site. Read more about it below:

Until now, only scattered and smashed bones had been found at the site.

10/03/2026

This is a sacred site listed this year as endangered by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

This is a 1915 unplastered adobe church, El Corazon Sagrado des las Iglesia de Jesus, commonly known as Ruidosa Church, located in southern Presidio County, Texas. It was originally built by communities fleeing the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920) and abandoned in the 1950s when it fell into disrepair.

The church served as a religious and social gathering place when it was built and it is being restored by Mexican American communities of the region.

Recent photos highlight traditional Matachin dancers and another event featuring a Mariachi band.

09/28/2026

Following up on our last post about Chaco Canyon at the Fall Equinox, we would like to recommend "The Greater Chaco Landscape: Ancestors, Scholarship, and Diversity", edited by Ruth M. Van D**e and Carrie C. Heitman.

Online Resources are many - Be sure to listen to the First Nations' Perspectives: Chapter 7: Acoma Perspectives, Chapter 8: Dine Perspectives, Chapter 9: Hopi Perspectives, and Chapter 10: Zuni Perspectives. https://read.upcolorado.com/projects/the-greater-chaco-landscape/resources?page=2