Archaeologists in Poland have discovered the remains of a child buried facedown with a padlock under its foot, believed to be an attempt to prevent the child from rising as a vampire. This finding is similar to a previous discovery of a woman's remains with a sickle and padlock. The burial site is believed to be for people who were feared and suspected of having connections with supernatural forces.
A 17th-century child's remains were found padlocked to a grave in Poland - an act that is thought to be been to stop him rising from the dead. Archaeologists uncovered the body of a six- to seven-year-old buried facedown with a triangular iron padlock under its foot. It is believed the body, found in the northern village of Pien, was buried facedown and padlocked to the grave because of ancient supernatural beliefs in vampires.
who were suspected of having contacts with unclean forces, people who also behaved differently in some way.' The child was likely buried facedown to keep it from sitting up and exiting the grave to feed on living people, he added. 'These are people who, if it was done intentionally, were afraid of... contact with these people because they might bite, drink blood,' said Prof Polinski.
Poland 17Th-Century Child's Remains Grave Padlock Vampire Supernatural Beliefs Burial Site
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