The remains of what is believed to be a 17th century ‘vampire child’ have been unearthed in Poland. They were found lying face down and ‘padlocked to the Earth’ by their ankles.
The remains of what is believed to be a 17th century ‘vampire child’ have been unearthed inResearchers discovered the skeleton of an individual between five and seven years old lying face down and ‘padlocked to the Earth’ by their ankles, precautions thought to have been put in place by superstitious families to ensure their relatives could not return from the dead.
He added the practice of burying bodies face down was to ensure the deceased would ‘bite into the ground and not harm the living’. Speaking to Insider, Professor Poliński said he believes the graveyard is a makeshift cemetery for ‘the excluded’, those who were not able to be buried in Christian cemeteries – including children who had not been baptised.The remains were found in a mass, unmarked graveyard While it is not known why this particular child was feared, Professor Poliński said they may have suffered from a disease that affected their appearance, or exhibited strange behaviour while alive.
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