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☆ Polish archaeologists find remains of 17th-century woman and child padlocked in their graves
  + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
Pien, Poland Reuters —Archaeologists in Poland have uncovered the remains of a 17th-century child padlocked to his grave to stop him rising from the dead, a discovery that turns the spotlight on beliefs in vampires as Halloween approaches. A woman’s body was also found in the cemetery with a padlock on her leg and a sickle around the neck, suggesting she was believed to be a vampire. “These are people who, if it was done intentionally, were afraid of … contact with these people because they might bite, drink blood,” Polinski said. The child’s grave was desecrated at some point after burial and all bones removed apart from those in the legs. Archaeologists have found other methods used to stop the living dead, with Polinski describing strange practices found in some burials.
Persons: padlocked, …, ”, Dariusz Polinski, Nicolaus, Nicolas, ” Polinski Organizations: Poland Reuters — Archaeologists, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Nicolas Copernicus University Institute of Archaeology Locations: Pien, Poland, Polish, Toruń
☆ Undying Dread: A 400-Year-Old Corpse, Locked to Its Grave
  + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Franz Lidz | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
In one account, from 1674, a dead man rose from his tomb to assault his relatives; when his grave was opened, the corpse was unnaturally preserved and bore traces of fresh blood. In 1746, a Benedictine monk named Antoine Augustin Calmet published a popular treatise that sought, among other things, to distinguish real revenants from frauds. Four centuries later, archaeologists in Europe have discovered the first physical evidence of a suspected child revenant. “The padlock would have been locked to the big toe,” Dariusz Poliński, the lead archaeologist on the study, said through a translator. Sometime after burial, the grave was desecrated and all the bones removed except those of the lower legs.
Persons: —, Antoine Augustin Calmet, revenant, Nicolaus, Dariusz Poliński Organizations: Nicolaus Copernicus University Locations: Poland, Europe, Pień, Polish, Bydgoszcz, Toruń
☆ A 15-year-old medieval girl was buried face down with her ankles possibly tied together to stop her from returning from the dead, researchers say
  + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
A 9th century gravesite unearthed in England suggests ancient settlers may have feared the undead. Researchers with the Museum of London Archeology discovered a 15-year-old girl buried face-down. Archeologists, however, discovered the Conington girl buried face-down in a pit that marked the entrance to the small settlement and believe her ankles may have also been tied together, according to the MOLA statement. Archeologists unearthed the remains of a 15-year-old girl in a Medieval settlement near Conington, Cambridgeshire several years ago. "Her burial rites may have reflected the nature of her death, or her social identity or that of her family."
Persons: MOLA, Don Walker, Matteo Borrini, Osteologists, Nicolaus, Walker Organizations: Museum of London Archeology, Service, Privacy, Museum of London, Infrastructure, Conington . Oxford, Liverpool John Moores University, MOLA Headland, Nicolaus Copernicus University Locations: England, Wall, Silicon, Conington , Cambridgeshire, MOLA, Conington, Europe, Cambridgeshire
☆ Archaeologists Find 'Vampire Child' Padlocked in Polish Graveyard
  + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Researchers have unearthed the skeletal remains of a "vampire child" in a Polish graveyard. The child was buried face down with a triangular padlock on its foot. The skeletal remains of the child, who anthropologists believe was 5 to 7 years old, were discovered in an unmarked, mass cemetery in the Polish village of Pień, near Ostromecko. Triangular padlocks were attached to people’s feet to keep them tethered to the ground once buried, Poliński said. Courtesy of Dariusz PolińskiThere are several reasons a person may have been buried in such a cemetery, Poliński said.
Persons: Dariusz Poliński, Nicolaus, Poliński, Dariusz, Dariusz Poliński Matteo Borrini, Insider's Katherine Tangalakis, Marianne Guenot, Borrini Organizations: Christian Europe, Service, Privacy, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Liverpool John Moore University Locations: Wall, Silicon, Polish, Pień, Ostromecko
☆ Archeologists discovered a 17th-century Polish 'vampire' with a sickle across its neck meant to prevent a return from the dead
  + stars: | 2022-09-04 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
A female "vampire" skeleton was found in a 17th-century Polish graveyard. It was found restrained to prevent the dead woman from returning from the grave. The skeleton had a sickle laying across the throat and a padlock on its big toe. Professor Dariusz Poliński from Nicolaus Copernicus University headed up the archaeological dig that led to the discovery of the skeleton, the Daily Mail reported Friday. Later on, as the lore evolved, people believed that vampires were rising from the dead and strangling people the night.
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