The Virginia Department of Transportation recently made a major historical discovery at an old Civil War fort uncovered in the median of Interstate 64 near Williamsburg: A “witch bottle.” The superstition surrounding this rare artifact dates back hundreds of years to 17^th century England when such “counter magical devices” served as “protection” against witchcraft and evocation.

[Photo courtesy of the Virginia Department of Transportation.]

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