A mysterious 200-year-old bottle unearthed during construction ... leading experts to believe it may be a rare witch bottle used to ward off evil spirits. Discovered by workers digging trenches ...

X-ray scans were then conducted in order to determine the bottle’s contents — since the building’s owners asked that it not be opened. These tests revealed it was filled wit ...

“As such the bottle is believed to be a ‘witch bottle’, a type of protective item historically used to ward off evil from the dwelling,” the release said. “These bottles typically ...