The Truth About Poland’s “Vampire” Burials

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In a cemetery in northwestern Poland dating to medieval times, archaeologists recently excavated six corpses buried with stones jammed under their chins or sickles placed across their bodies. Fueled by centuries of folklore about the undead, such measures were taken to prevent “vampires” from rising from the grave and attacking the living. Though an initial hypothesis suggested these men and women were singled out because they were immigrants, researchers have found evidence that contradicts this theory, and points in a different direction.

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