 But due to numbers of curse tablets that have been found it would seem that this type of magic was considered more effective.The process involved writing the victim's name on a thin sheet of lead along with varying magical formulas or symbols, then burying the tablet in or near a tomb, a place of execution, or a battlefield, to give spirits of the dead power over the victim.Sometimes the curse tablets were even transfixed with various items – such as nails, which were believed to add magical potency.