Archaeologists have found bent nails, lime, and brick near a Roman burial site. These may have been charms to stop the restless dead from interfering with the living, they said. There are signs in ...
An unusual and ancient Roman burial site unearthed in Turkey reveals reverence and respect for the dead — but also a powerful sense of dread among the living, according to a recent study. At the ...
When it came to the treatment of diseases, the ancient Romans had no shortage of magical remedies, several of which involved iron nails. To cure epilepsy, first-century historian Pliny the Elder ...
Archaeologists excavating an early Roman imperial tomb in Turkey have uncovered evidence of unusual funerary practices. Instead of the typical method of being cremated on a funeral pyre and the ...
Forty-one bent or twisted iron nails, unearthed from a second-century imperial burial site, were meant to keep the deceased in their place. By Franz Lidz When it came to the treatment of diseases, the ...
Bent and twisted nails found near human remains buried at an ancient Roman site in Turkey were likely used to prevent “restless dead” from returning and harming the living, according to a recently ...
When it came to the treatment of diseases, the ancient Romans had no shortage of magical remedies, several of which involved iron nails. To cure epilepsy, first-century historian Pliny the Elder ...
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