Mysterious 'Magic Scrolls' Made of Gold and Silver Discovered In Serbia
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Subject: Mysterious 'Magic Scrolls' Made of Gold and Silver Discovered In Serbia Thu Aug 11, 2016 12:42 am
Mysterious 'Magic Scrolls' Made of Gold and Silver Discovered In Serbia
Published on Aug 10, 2016
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/... Archaeologists are trying to decipher magic spells etched onto tiny rolls of gold and silver that they found alongside skeletons of humans buried almost 2,000 years ago.
"The alphabet is Greek, that much we know. The language is Aramaic – it's a Middle Eastern mystery to us," Miomir Korac, chief archaeologist at the site in eastern Serbia, told Reuters.
The skeletons were found at the foot of a massive coal-fired power station where searches are being carried out before another unit of the electricity plant is built on the site of an ancient Roman city.
Last week, after carefully brushing away soil from the bones, Korac's team found two amulets made of lead that, when opened, were each found to rolls of precious metal - silver and gold - covered in symbols and writing.
They believe the inscriptions are magic spells, taken to the grave to invoke divine powers to perform good or evil.
"We read the names of a few demons, that are connected to the territory of modern-day Syria," archaeologist Ilija Dankovic said at the dig, as more skeletons from the 4th century A.D. were being uncovered.
The fragile, golden and silver scrolls - which once unrolled look like rectangles of foil similar in size to a sweet wrapper - may never be fully understood.
Subject: Discovered: Roman Curse Tablets Made Of Gold That Invoked Both Christ And Antichrist Thu Aug 11, 2016 11:16 am
Discovered: Roman Curse Tablets Made Of Gold That Invoked Both Christ And Antichrist
August 11, 2016 by SkyWatch Editor
Some are written in Greek but they also they feature an incomprehensible language and symbols. Experts believe those were likely invented by the person who made the tablet, so its message could only be understood by gods and demons. However, the find is considered significant because previous examples of the tablets were inscribed in lead — a much less valuable substance. “This is a very important archaeological discovery because it shows us how luxurious the life in Viminacium was or how THIS WEEK’S BROADCAST SHOWmuch hope they had in the ‘curse tablets’ so that they used precious metals,” Miomir Korac, the chief archaeologist at the Viminacium site, told NBC News. “According to my knowledge, such tablets have never been found inscribed in gold anywhere. According to the Roman customs, gold was never put into graves.” Korac noted that people who live in that part of Serbia today are known for being superstitious. He added: “Opposing deities appear on these tablets, as if invoking both Christ and the Antichrist today, or Christ and pagan gods, and that is weird.
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Mysterious 'Magic Scrolls' Made of Gold and Silver Discovered In Serbia
Subject: Mysterious 'Magic Scrolls' Made of Gold and Silver Discovered In Serbia 
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