Villagers buried suspected vampires with blades, rocks

Wednesday, November 26, 2014 - 16:00 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The dead were buried with sharp sickles across their throats meant to sever their heads if they tried to rise as vampires to prey on the living. Rocks were propped beneath their chins to keep them from biting.

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