A small, silver amulet found by a skeleton in a nearly 2000-year-old grave in Frankfurt, Germany may offer new insights into the early spread of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire.

Archaeologists Found a Skeleton Wearing an Amulet That May Change the History of Christianity A 1.37-inch inscription could upend our understanding of the religion’s spread.

A silver amulet found in a 1,800-year-old grave in Germany speaks to the importance — and the risk — of being Christian in Roman times.