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Rare trilobite fossil amulet unearthed at Roman site in Spain reveals unique ancient beliefs (infosec.pub)

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Rare trilobite fossil amulet unearthed at Roman site in Spain reveals unique ancient beliefs

Archaeologists working at the Roman site of A Cibdá de Armea in northwestern Spain, Galicia, have uncovered an unexpected discovery: a 450-million-year-old fossilized trilobite that was intentionally modified and likely worn as a personal amulet or ritual object in the 1st to 3rd centuries CE...

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/07/rare-trilobite-fossil-amulet-unearthed-at-roman-site/

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[–] cassandracorvid@mstdn.social 1 points 8 months ago

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Or maybe it's just pretty and was used a jewelry.

Gotta take care to not see parking meters as offering stations to the car gods.