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

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

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

Archaeologists in Poland uncovered the remains of decapitated children, believed to be "vampires," from a medieval burial ...

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

[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 ...

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

Jam Press/Lubelski Wojewódzki K The remains were consistent with anti-vampire rituals practiced in medieval Europe at the time. Jam Press/Lubelski Wojewódzki K “Burying with the face ...

The decapitated remains of a child weighed down by heavy rocks suggest a chilling burial rite in Medieval Poland designed to ...