The Demonology of the Dead

Many cultures believe that their dominant gods are from the underworld or associated with water. Dr. Judd: They're clearly looking to maintain some sort of avenue of contact concourse with these underworld deities. It's something that you see not only in the work that we're doing with the serpent mounds, but it's echoed in necromantic practices all over the ancient world.

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