Treating’ Amulet Unearthed in Turkey With Crab Motif and Healing Inscriptions Excavations conducted in the ancient city of ...

Credit: Turkish Ministry of Culture An ancient Greek “cancer-treating” amulet has been unearthed in ... she wrote in an article published in The Conversation. Amulets have been around for thousands of ...

An ancient Greek "cancer-treating" amulet has been unearthed in the ancient city of Pisidia Antioch, located in the southwestern province of Isparta, Turkey. The artifact, described as an amulet ...

One side of the amulet depicts a crab, while the reverse side contains inscriptions wishing for recovery. This imagery is consistent with the ancient Greek word for cancer, “karkinos,” which means ...

wearing it as a pendant. The amulet features a crab, which is believed to represent cancer. The ancient Greek word for crab, "karkinos", is the origin of the modern word for the devastating disease.

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

The Greeks pretty much invented the theatre. Thousands of people packed the hillside arena of ancient Athens to watch plays by famous writers like Sophocles, Euripides and Aeschylus. The Greeks ...

Six catchy songs to learn exploring the civilisation and stories of Ancient Greece. See the Teacher Notes for curriculum-based activities based on the songs. Exploring Ancient Greek gods and ...

An international team of geneticists, led by those from Trinity College Dublin, has joined forces with archaeologists from ...

A silver amulet dating back 1,800 years ... which is rare as such inscriptions were typically in Greek or Hebrew. The inscription refers to Jesus Christ and the Christian God and reads: "(In ...

This demonstrates the ancient understanding of the disease and its characteristics. The term 'karkinos' in Greek ... ill had the necklace made and put it around her neck as an amulet for her ...

The well-preserved thermal bath complex was unearthed at a lavish home likely owned by a member of the ancient city's elite Julia Binswanger An immersive new exhibition in Australia uses artifacts ...