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Scientists aim to unravel the secrets of a young woman’s ‘vampire’ burial

Researchers used ancient DNA and isotope tests to study Zosia, a young woman buried with anti-demonic safeguards that suggest fear of revenants.

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By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — A 400-year-old grave held the body of a young woman, the rusted blade of a sickle over her throat and a padlock fastened to her foot — the macabre signs of a community terrified the deceased would rise again. Archaeologists unearthed Zosia, as the skeleton was nicknamed, from an unmarked burial site in 2022 near the village of Pień in northern Poland. The grave’s grisly contents made international headlines, and the 20…

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By Katie Hunt, CNN A 400-year-old grave contained the body of a young woman, with a rusted sickle blade across her throat and a padlock attached to her foot: macabre signs of a community terrified of the possibility that the deceased might rise again. In 2022, archaeologists unearthed Zosia, as she was known. The post A group of scientists are trying to unravel the secrets of a young woman's "vampiric" burial in Poland appeared first on KVIA.

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New study of a young woman’s ‘vampire’ burial offers clues about her identity

Researchers investigate why a young girl in 17th century Poland was buried with a sickle across her neck and a padlocked foot.

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KIFI broke the news in Idaho Falls, United States on Friday, August 21, 2026.
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