The artifact was discovered some 40 years ago in the Galilee village of Arbel by one of its first residents, the late Tova Haviv. A necklace pendant dating back some 1,500 years has offered new ...

A necklace pendant used as a protective amulet and dating from the Byzantine period (equivalent to Talmudic times in the Galilee) has been handed over to the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA). The ...

A 1,500-year-old amulet that was once believed to protect women and children from the 'evil eye' is being unveiled by archaeologists for the first time since its discovery 40 years ago. Known as ...

AN ANCIENT amulet once believed to have protected women and children from ‘evil spirits’ has been unveiled by archaeologists. The 1,500-year-old artefact is called ‘Solomon’s Seal’ and was found in ...

The ancient trinket was unearthed in northern Israel in the Biblical region of Galilee, near the Sea of Galilee. Tova Haviv, one of the first residents of the village of Arbel stumbled upon the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The concept of the evil eye dates back to ancient Sumeria and Mesopotamia, later spreading throughout Africa, Europe, India, and ...