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 pts · 1y
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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.