Archeology of the exorcism method of

According to archaeologists, burying eggs under the floor will help the ancients avoid evil and disaster in the future.

While unearthing an ancient building in Sardis, Turkey, archaeologists found that the small bowl and vase were buried under the rock after the earthquake struck 17.

Entering the study, archaeologists were extremely surprised to find that in the bowl there was an eggshell, a coin, and few small bronze tools still intact. Accordingly, the fact that these objects are buried in the ground is considered a lucky charm, helping people avoid evil and future disasters.

"These findings are really great," said Elizabeth Raubolt, an archaeologist at the University of Missouri, Columbia . "We were fortunate to find an eggshell intact. This allowed us to chisel a small round hole and examine. breaking the mystery inside it ".

Roman historian Pliny said that some superstitions in the ancient world involve eggs. In order to avoid the devil's curse, everyone will smash the egg and place the spoon after it is used to eat the eggs in the shell. Not only were they used to solve the curse, they were also used to enchant someone, by burying an egg in front of the house.

Raubolt said that the eggshell found in Sardis has the effect of protecting people in this building from distant forces - one of which is future earthquakes or a curse from one. who.

The coin has the symbol of Zeus Lydios

Besides eggs, archaeologists also discovered many coins with the symbol of Cybele - associated with the mountain or the Father of the region - Zeus Lydios. According to Raubolt, these coins will be used in uncertainties that occurred during that period.

Currently archaeologists are still conducting research to better understand the strange exorcism customs of the ancients.