During the removal of tree roots for an ongoing renovation project, workers stumbled upon the skeletal remains of two ...

The burial clearly shows signs of anti-vampire practices, which were aimed at stopping the dead from rising again.’ ...

Archaeologists in Poland were flabbergasted after discovering the remains of alleged “vampire children,” one of which was ...

The child's head was removed from its torso, perhaps because of concerns that the deceased would return as a "demonic entity.

RESEARCHERS have uncovered a medieval graveyard of “vampire children” buried with protections to stop them rising from the ...

Archaeologists in Poland recently discovered the decapitated skeletal remains of what were likely believed to have been ...

The remains, buried in gypsum soil, are believed to date back to the 13th century, a period rife with superstition and fear ...

The skeletons of two children who were buried in 'anti-vampire' graves to prevent them from returning from the dead have been ...

According to a statement published to Archaeology News, the site where this discovery took place is in Góra Chelmska — a ...

[Related: Mummified brains show cocaine arrived in Europe earlier than we thought.] Medieval vampire fears, while misinformed, often belied very real health concerns of the time. Communities ...