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Ancient Christian amulet unearthed after 1,500 years may hold biblical secret
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Key Points:
- Archaeologists in Konya, Turkey, uncovered a 1,500-year-old Christian amulet containing a thin gold sheet believed to have a biblical passage, dating back to the 4th or 5th centuries A.D.
- The amulet, found at the Türkmen Karahöyük site by an international team, is rare and likely served as a protective charm for a small child, similar to an evil-eye charm.
- The site also revealed older artifacts, including a stone seal with a hieroglyphic Luwian inscription linked to Kurunta, a Hittite god, indicating the area was an important administrative center around 1500-1400 B.C.
- Excavations at Türkmen Karahöyük cover multiple historical layers from the Late Hellenistic period through the Bronze and Iron Ages, reflecting the region's cultural intersections in central Anatolia.
- This discovery adds to recent biblical-related archaeological finds in Turkey, such as a 2,500-year-old marble statue from Sardis, mentioned in the Book of Revelation.
