Secret weapon against ancient demons: lucky eggshells
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - 16:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Residents of Sardis, an ancient city in modern-day Turkey, spent decades rebuilding after a devastating earthquake struck one night in the year 17. To ward off demons and future disasters, some locals may have sealed eggshells under their new floors as lucky charms, archaeologists found.