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'Witch bottle' unearthed in Newark: 330-year-old vessel was filled with hair and urine to ward off evil spirits
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'Witch bottle' unearthed in Newark: 330-year-old vessel was filled with hair and urine to ward off evil spirits
‣ Witch bottle was found during restoration of Old Magnus Building, Newark
‣ It is 6-inches tall (15cm), and experts have dated it to around 1680
‣ It was found placed carefully in the ground and is perfectly preserved
‣ Green vessel is believed to have been used to ward off evil spirits
‣ Archaeologists said such bottles were filled with hair, fingernails and urine
‣ British folklore tradition dates back to the 15th century
‣ Suspicious people believed that by placing items that linked a homeowner
...to the property it would successfully stop evil forces penetrating the walls
with pictures, sidebar; quite interesting
Witch bottle (Wiki)
How to make a witch bottle (paganwiccan.about.com)