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Witch Trials: Physical Evidence

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Moles, birthmarks, red hair: The anatomical features used to accuse women of witchcraft in the 17th century

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The belief was that the devil branded witches' bodies with symbolic, material marks.

The discovery of such marks was thought to be strong medical and scientific evidence of witchcraft.

Today , with around 1.4 billion women globally over 40 , many more might have found themselves under similar suspicion.

The notorious Malleus Maleficarum (" Hammer of Witches "), the 1468 treatise about witchcraft, warned of redheads as potential witches, linking them to "tempting powers" and "wild spirits" Today , less than 2% of the global population has red hair.

Fortunately, all UK Witchcraft Acts were repealed in 1951 .

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