Utroba Cave, Bulgaria - Cave in the Rhodope mountains, Bulgaria, carved by hand more than 3000 years ago
Utroba Cave, Bulgaria - Cave in the Rhodope mountains, Bulgaria, carved by hand more than 3000 years ago
Utroba Cave, BulgariaA hand-carved cave in the Rhodope Mountains of Bulgaria was uncovered in 2001. It was originally created more than 3000 years ago. An shrine constructed at the end of the 22 m-deep cave is thought by archaeologists to symbolise either the cervix or the uterus. A phallus-shaped picture is cast onto the floor when light from the noon sun enters the temple via a hole in the roof. The phallus lengthens and reaches the alter in late February or early March when the sun is at the proper angle, symbolising enriching the womb before to the sowing of the spring crops.
