Magic (yatuvidya) and Medicine were intertwined in ancient civilization and are acutely embedded in folk healing culture. It includes Jarana, Mohanam Vidya, Marana Vidya, Bhuta Vidya and Visha Vidya. The indigenous knowledge magico-medicinal practices (MMPs), as a cultural intangible heritage has been widely discussed by anthropologists, historians and fictional novelists. Whereas, in the information age ‘magic’ in the form of practical art is hemmed in techniques like spells and rites handed over by ‘direct filiation’ to a cohort from one generation to another, a self constrained act centred on the various tenant of beliefs, and are considered as a confused ideology by the common man. The focus of this talk has been placed to the ethnoarchaeological investigation of the black magic (abhichāra) practices of Mayong, Assam through the re-elucidation of the material culture and symbolism used for magico-medicinal practices (MMPs) or magical practices (MPs). Whereas, the fundamental objective is to critically review the existing archaeo-anthropological as well as a socio-cultural approach to MMPs or MPs, in which they have been diminished to the extent of social exclusion.