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“Magical” Artifact: Heidelberg Researchers Decipher Ancient Curse Tablet (opens in new tab)

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Press Release No. 62/202617 June 2026

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Covered in 4 articles

Smithsonian Magazine·

This Magical Curse Written in Greek on a Small Lead Tablet Was Meant to Punish Enemies Nearly 2,000 Years Ago

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Popular Science·

Ancient Roman curse tablet conjures Egyptian demon magic

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LBV Magazine English Edition·

Archaeologists decipher a Roman curse tablet with magical symbols found in ancient Coriovallum

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