A quick link from a friend here, this is an interesting article on a find based on 17th century beliefs of witchcraft in Britain.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17245-londons-magical-history-uncorked-from-witch-bottle.html
As always, some of the more interesting stuff happens in the comments… but take everything you read there with a grain of salt 
One of the experts mentioned in the article, Brian Hoggart, runs a website called Apotropaios, which is Greek for “evil-averting”. He’s collecting physical evidence of items that were buried or placed inside, under or around houses or buildings that were used to ward off evil… and you can help!
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