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Ancient people of Primorye had their own culture and created many original works of art.
The artistic perception of the world of ancient Primorye was embodied mostly in the items of small plastic arts (animal and people figurines, masks, etc). Different decorations were also an embodiment of the aesthetical, religion, and social conceptions of ancient people. Numerous ceramic vessels (often ingenious and complex in composition) can be considered works of art. The Neolithic ceramics are rich in composition. For Yankovskaya ceramics an original style of crockery decoration, based on strict rectangular geometrical patterns, is typical. In Valentin-Peresheyek (Valentine Isthmus) monument a fragment of a vessel's wall with a sculptural picture of a man was found. One of the most ancient items of small plastic arts, a fish figurine, was discovered on Ustinovka-3 site. Its age is approximately 8-9 thousand years. The largest collection of small plastic arts items was gathered in Siny (Blue) Gay settlement. It consisted of masks, people and animal figurines. Series of wonderful art pieces belongs to the Chyortovy Vorota (Devil's Gates) collection. Among them a necklace in form of a narwhal whale's head deserves special mentioning.
Burial grounds and religious places also give us an idea about the ancients' world outlook. There are very few of such finds. More often single items, which could be interpreted as religious ones, are found. Undoubtedly that the ancient population of Primorye confessed animism - a system of fabulous views that people, animals, plants, and items have souls. Shamanism appeared at that time. There are data about existence of a cult of certain animals. In Siny (Blue) Gay settlement's Bronze Age layer a ritual burial ground of a pig was found. The pig's breast was covered with an armor of bone plates without an ornament. A pig cult also had place in Primorye in later times of the Iron age.
The ancient population of Primorye had hunting magic.
A burial ground in Malaya Podushechka (Small Pillow) settlement gives us an idea about ancients' spiritual views. The deceased were laid on their backs with heads pointing south. Such an orientation was probably related with the belief that the land of dead was situated in the north, and also with the cult of Sun. Decorations, tools, and crockery were laid with the deceased.
I never understood the need to sacrifice the life of something to the gods/spirits. Notice that the sacrifice is usually something that hasn't a choice specifically, little kids in Peru.