This Ancient Fossil Doubled as a Roman Amulet Layne Kennedy - Getty Images
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Archaeologists discovered a trilobite fossil in Spain, likely from the Roman era.
The trilobite fossil is only the 11th ever found worldwide in an archaeological context, and the first linked to the Romans.
Made into a pendant or bracelet, the wearer likely believed the fossil had magical healing powers.
Archaeologists discovered a trilobite fossil from millions of years ago in a Roman-era dump near what is now Galicia, Spain. And according to the team’s analysis, that fossil had likely been refashioned into an amulet.
