An iron nail was pierced through the jar. Athenian Agora Excavations Per Daily Sabah , the nail and chicken remains worked in tandem with the writing to enact the curse.

A 2,300-year-old ceramic jar filled with the bones of a dismembered chicken was likely part of an ancient curse to paralyze and kill 55 people in ancient Athens, archaeologists say.

It had also been driven through by a large iron nail (right) ... Jar of CHICKEN bones was likely a curse on 55 people in Athens 2,300 years ago. e-mail; 127. shares. Most watched News videos.