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Re: Architectural Concealment
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Dr John Carman <[log in to unmask]>
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HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 26 Oct 1999 10:44:57 +0100
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This kind of thing is also known in Britain. In an early 17th century
context in Ely, Cambridgeshire, two Elizabethan children's shoes were found
in a house chimney. The usual explanation is that they wrere placed there to
ward off the actions of witches.
John Carman

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