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17th Century Vampire Grave, Discovered In Poland

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Vampire tales are normally associated with Transylvania.
This mysterious Romanian location, was the mythical home of Count Dracula and the actual home of the 15th century prince Vlad Dracul, whose deeds inspired his name Vlad the Impaler, and the Dracula legend.

But, a fascinating new discovery demonstrates, medieval vampires, whether real or imagined, were not confined to Romanian borders, as the discovery and excavation of vampire graves proves.

These bloodthirsty creatures of the undead, were feared and loathed throughout Central and Eastern Europe, during medieval times.
Among the true believers of vampire legends, were the residents of a small village in southeastern Poland known as Pie.
This surprising fact has been revealed by archaeologists from Nicholas Copernicus University in Torun, Poland, who during recent excavations near Pie unearthed the skeletal remains of a 17th century woman who was apparently judged and found guilty of being a vampire.

But, how were the archaeologists able to draw such an astonishing conclusion?
By the characteristics found within the womans burial, consistent with ancient vampire lore, and with other medieval vampire burials found in Polish territory.

After being placed on her back in her grave, the womans body was pinned to the earth by a sickle placed over its neck.
Folk legends from the area recommended this burial style within vampire graves.
When the deceased was, or is, believed to be a vampire, folklore held that these customs would prevent these voracious demons, from returning to life.

The sickle was not laid flat, but placed on the neck in such a way, that if the deceased had tried to get up, most likely the head would have been cut off.
In addition to the sickle, the woman discovered within this vampire burial, also had a padlock attached to the big toe of her left foot. This was supposed to guarantee the closing of a stage and the impossibility of returning.

Within the vampire grave, the sickle covering her neck revealed the 17th century womans status as a suspected vampire. But despite being identified as a blood sucking monsteress, the woman was still buried with a surprising amount of care.
She was entombed wearing a cap made of silk, which would have been expensive, and hard to obtain in the 17th century.
This strongly implies, she enjoyed high social status in her medieval community.

One of the womans physical features, may provide a clue as to why she was thought to be a vampire.
She had protruding front teeth that stuck out far enough that it would have been quite noticeable.
This may have been interpreted by some, as evidence of her vampiric tendencies, although there was probably more to the story.

Belief in vampires was apparently just as common in medieval Polish cities, as it was in more isolated villages.
In 2008 several more graves, that contained decapitated skeletons were discovered, during an excavation in an older section of Krakow.

As she is the latest vampire burial to be discovered on Polish soil, her remains will now be taken to Nicholas Copernicus University in Torun, where archaeologists and technicians will subject them to a more thorough examination.

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