A study published by Lesley Gregoricka from University of South Alabama and colleagues, in the open-access journal iPLOS ONE/i states that potential 'vampires' buried in north-western Poland with sickles and rocks across their bodies were likely local and not immigrants to the region. In northwestern Poland, apotropaic funerary rites--a traditional practice intended to prevent evil--occurred throughout the 17th-18th c. AD. Those of the dead considered at risk ...Thursday 27 November 2014
Potential 'vampires' Found Buried in Poland Were Likely Locals According to Researchers
A study published by Lesley Gregoricka from University of South Alabama and colleagues, in the open-access journal iPLOS ONE/i states that potential 'vampires' buried in north-western Poland with sickles and rocks across their bodies were likely local and not immigrants to the region. In northwestern Poland, apotropaic funerary rites--a traditional practice intended to prevent evil--occurred throughout the 17th-18th c. AD. Those of the dead considered at risk ...
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