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Witch Bottle Discovered; Made to Ward Off Evil Spirits?
Saturday, October 31, 2009In time for Halloween, a beer bottle-turned-talisman against malicious spirits has been found buried near a former pub in England, archaeologists say.
The newfound 17th-century witch bottle (pictured)—originally made in Germany to hold other kinds of spirits—was discovered during a September archaeological dig in the county of Staffordshire.
"It's not an everyday find," said excavation manager Andre...
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