This year’s most intriguing discovery comes in the form of a “cancer-treating” amulet - believed to have special powers to protect the wearer or bring good fortune. The well-preserved ...

A 1,800-year-old silver amulet discovered beneath the chin of a skeleton in a cemetery in Germany is the oldest evidence of Christianity north of the Alps, according to a new study. Researchers ...

Archaeologists in Frankfurt, Germany, found a 1,750-year-old amulet with a silver scroll and inscription referencing Christianity, photos show. Photo from the Monument Office of the City of ...

Archaeologists discovered a silver amulet containing an 18-line text showing the oldest known devotion to Christianity north of the Alps. Computer technology helped unravel the mystery of the text ...

A small, silver amulet found by a skeleton in a nearly 2000-year-old grave in Frankfurt, Germany may offer new insights into the early spread of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire.

The object, known as the Frankfurt amulet, is a piece of silver foil that had been rolled up, and was likely worn on a cord, since it was discovered just below the chin of the deceased.

In 2018, in the north of the Alps, archaeologists unearthed an ancient silver amulet, which they later recognized as the oldest known Christian artifact to be found in the region. What they couldn ...

Archaeologists have discovered an inscribed silver amulet that one theologian now says may rewrite the history of Christianity north of the Alps mountain range. The inscribed amulet was found ...

Now, scientists have finally deciphered the 'Frankfurt silver inscription' – an 18-line engraving on a thin piece of foil, housed in a protective amulet. Measuring 1.4 inches (3.5cm ...

Now here’s a divine development. Just ahead of the holidays, archaeologists have “digitally unrolled” a 1,800-year-old silver amulet to decipher an inscription that’s being hailed as the ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a nearly 1,800-year-old silver amulet in Germany, providing the earliest evidence of Christianity north of the Alps. The artifact, known as the “Frankfurt Silver ...

Researchers have deciphered a mysterious inscription hidden within an ancient amulet, uncovering fascinating new insights into the early history of Christianity. The small, silver amulet was ...