US EditionChild's skeleton found padlocked to 17th century grave in Poland to 'stop vampire rising from the dead'
- Archaeologists in Poland have discovered the remains of a 17th-century child buried with a padlock to prevent the child from rising as a vampire, shedding light on beliefs in the supernatural.
- The cemetery where the child was found was for people who were feared after death due to their suspected connections with unclean forces, emphasizing the community's fear of supernatural entities.
- The child's grave was also desecrated, with all bones removed except those in the legs, suggesting a possible act of superstition or fear surrounding the child.
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In Poland, the skeleton of a child was found chained to a grave. They are remains from the 17th century, and as the researcher of medieval burials explains, the corpses were chained to the graves to prevent the dead from “rising from the dead”.
Child's skeleton found padlocked to 17th century grave in Poland to 'stop vampire rising from the dead'
The bones of the six- to seven-year-old were buried facedown with a triangular iron padlock under one foot. The remains date from an era that viewed ghosts, zombies and other supernatural entities as being as real as humans.
Child padlocked in Polish grave reflects ancient supernatural beliefs
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.
Polish archaeologists find remains of 17th-century woman and child padlocked in their graves
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.
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