The strange objects, which include anthropomorphic figurines and clay rattles, were found at a campsite along an important pilgrimage route.
The Ottoman Empire, which was established by Turkish tribes in Anatolia, became one of the most powerful states in the world during the 15th and 16th centuries.
"This discovery reveals that people in the early Ottoman Period—just as today—consulted popular sorcerers, alongside the formal belief in the official religion," the researchers said in an IAA press release. The authors of the paper are Itamar Taxel with the IAA, Uzi Avner of the Dead Sea-Arava Science Center, and Nitzan Amitai-Preiss of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
"The artifacts were found broken, and they may even have been purposely broken in the ceremonies. It seems that these rituals were carried out at the site by one or several people who specialized in popular magical ceremonies," the researchers said.
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