Archeologists in Bulgaria haved
uncovered a 13th century staked "vampire" at Perperikon, an
ancient Thracian site in the south of the country, Archaeology reports.
The remains once belonged to a man who was likely in his 40s. An iron
rod had been hammered through his chest "to keep the corpse from rising
from the dead and disturbing the living," Archaeology continues, and his left leg had also been removed and placed beside the corpse. Clearly, this man's neighbors did not trust his remains to stay
put. As Nikolai Ovcharov, the archeologist in charge of the dig, told the Telegraph: "We
have no doubts that once again we’re seeing an anti-vampire ritual
being carried out." At the time of the man's death, vampires were
perceived as a real threat in many Eastern European communities. People
who died unusually—from suicide, for example—were sometimes staked to
prevent them from coming back from the dead...more
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