via Antara, 25 November 2021: Megaliths discovered at multiple places in North Maluku province.
The Maluku Archaeology Office has said that the megalithic artifacts discovered in Halmahera, Tidore, and Moti Islands, North Maluku, could be related to ancestor worship practiced by ancient settlers.
“There is a possibility that the megalithic artifacts discovered in North Maluku are related with the practice of ancestor worship,” archaeologist Marlyn Salhuteru stated on Tuesday.
The megalithic artifacts comprise stone altars, stone mortar and pestles, holed and scratched stones, and sacred places marked by a menhir, stone formations, tombs, or large trees, he revealed.
Source: N Maluku megalithic artifacts likely linked to ancestor worship – ANTARA News
