The StoneAge people were religious in that they believed that all thing powerful or mysterious were gods or goddesses.So they feared and respected the sun, moon, stars, water, fire, wind… and even animals.

Not knowing how the world worked, Stone Age people attributed everything to the magic of spirits. Birds flying or hovering on an updraft of air without falling to the ground was magic. Lightning, thunder, rain, the tides were magic. These beliefs nurtured in early man a deep respect for Nature in all its forms.

Watch This Prehistoric Beliefs – OUT OF THE CRADLE: NHK Documentary