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  • A 4th-Century Amulet Linked to “Cancer” Comes to Light at Pisidian Antioch’s Temple of Men

    A 4th-Century Amulet Linked to “Cancer” Comes to Light at Pisidian Antioch’s Temple of Men

    A small object recovered during the 2024 excavation season at Pisidian Antioch in southwestern Turkey is drawing renewed attention for what it may reveal about illness, belief, and personal devotion in Late Antiquity. The artifact, a modest amulet dated to the 4th century CE, bears the image of a crab — a symbol closely associated…

    February 13, 2026

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