On the shore of Lake Baikal, 5 km from Cape Krestovsky, there is a cliff of white marble called Sagan-Zaba. There are rock paintings on it - mysterious images of people with horns on their heads …
According to Irkutsk explorer Sergei Volkov, dancing shamans are depicted on the rock. The hands of the figures are raised up, round pendants are visible on the elbows.
Similar attributes are inherent in shamanistic costumes of the 17th century. Thus, Siberian shamans wore mayhabshi - a headdress consisting of an iron hoop topped with a plate with ends bent in the form of deer horns. Only shamans of the fifth degree, that is, of the highest category, had the right to wear mayhabshi. They knew how to levitate, fall into a trance and communicate with the spirits of a sacred place, as well as move into other dimensions.
However, the rock carvings date back to the 2nd millennium BC. And the horns on the heads of the "dancing men" are not at all branched, like those of medieval shamans. In addition, a whole detachment of 17 people is depicted in one place. Where do so many shamans come from? After all, each of them was "responsible" for their territory and constantly fought for the championship with "competitors"!
Another possible version put forward by researchers: warriors are drawn on the rock! The figures stand on bent knees, as if preparing for a fight. They are holding some kind of clubs that look like weapons. Sergei Volkov believes that this is a shaman's cane - "sorby", a stick with the image of a horse's head, on which the shaman usually hangs bells and other magical "gadgets". But the clothes of the "little men" do not at all resemble the traditional shaman's robes. They have a powerful torso and shoulders, a narrow waist, belted with a wide belt thrown over the left shoulder. Shamans, as a rule, did not have belts, but warriors could wear a quiver for bows and arrows on their belts behind their backs …
Horns from IV to VI centuries. AD Vikings, Normans and Teutonic knights decorated their helmets. This, according to legend, guaranteed the favor of the gods who patronized the warriors. For some peoples, the horns symbolized wisdom, for others - power and authority. A similar tradition was associated with the legends of horned giants, representatives of the most ancient earthly civilization inhabiting Britain and Scandinavia. But, apparently, they lived not only there, and not only on Earth …
The ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility, Isis and some other deities, has always been depicted with horns. And in the myths of Ancient China, it is said about the "Sons of Heaven" who descended to earth. They wore horn-shaped bone growths on their heads. One of the "Sons of Heaven" was the great ruler Fu-Xi, about whom many legends have been written. In particular, he is considered the progenitor of humanity. Although, apparently, he was rather a wise mentor who brought knowledge to people.
Some myths indicate that people fought with horned monsters (or deities?) Who ate stones and metal, and also moved on flying chariots. There is also material evidence - images of horned creatures and scenes from their life on utensils, horned figurines, and finally - skulls with parietal tubercles strongly protruding forward, found in China … So, did the "stag" really exist? And if they descended from the sky, then, consequently, we are talking not about any "ancient earthly civilization", but about the most natural space aliens?
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And what prevented them from visiting Baikal as well? Incidentally, in the sources of the 20s. of the last century, there are references to the fact that the Chinese tried to transport gold across Baikal on camels, but could not overcome the lake and buried their treasures in a cave, somewhere near the Sagan-Zaba cliff. However, no one has yet been able to find the entrance there. Maybe it is guarded by the magic of a sacred place where representatives of the highest alien civilization once lived, the memory of which has remained on the steep stone walls?