Virtual Voodoo

The name of this website (dumb.com) says it all... enjoy (or not)!

Stylin' in the Afterlife

Click here (CBS) to learn all about ancient Egyptian hair-care for mummies!

Bread for the Dead

A look ahead to All Souls Day... click here (HuffingtonPost).

Mysterious Magical Picatrix

Click here (YouTube) to learn about a notorious Medieval-Renaissance compilation of magic and astrology...

Do you detect any 'ancient riffs' from Near East and/or Mediterranean cultures?

Nailed!

Click here (ArchaeologyExpert) to get a preview of some seriously aggressive magic...

Why do you suppose that such items were so popular in Roman society? Were these a form of conflict resolution? Social catharsis? Just plain meanness?