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TIL a Roman-era curse tablet was found in a well in England last year
I was reading about a dig near London and they pulled this tiny rolled up piece of lead from a well. Someone had scratched a curse on it, probably around 300 AD. It was basically asking the gods to make a thief sick until they returned a stolen cloak. I just thought it was wild how people back then had the same petty problems we do, but handled it by writing angry notes to spirits.
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hugo_schmidt1mo ago
People have always found creative ways to vent frustration, just with different tools back then.
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rose_cooper1mo ago
People have always found ways to blow off steam, even if it's just yelling at a rock or carving a name into a tree. It's kind of comforting to know that frustration is such a universal human thing, you know? We've all been there, just trying to get the pressure out before it bubbles over. Good reminder that we're not alone in that urge.
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