Tomb of the Eagles

Sitting on the flat topped cliffs outside the amazing Tomb of the Eagles, looking out to sea, it was easy to believe that the Bronze Age peoples who once inhabited the area may have surrendered their dead to the ancient practice of sky burial. The rituals and customs of these early tribes remain something of a secret, possibly because their nomadic lifestyle left little evidence behind.  But,  the cliffs offered a perfect platform for the spirits of earthly bodies to soar to the sky while sea eagles cleansed the bones for their eventual ceremonial burial in the tomb close by