Why Was This 17th-Century Polish Woman Buried With a Padlock on Her Toe and an Iron Sickle Across Her Neck?
Researchers say the burial used two anti-vampiric precautions, and traces of copper, manganese and gold suggest a third safeguard was added after death.
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Why Was This 17th-Century Polish Woman Buried With a Padlock on Her Toe and an Iron Sickle Across Her Neck?
New research suggests that the people who buried the young woman took precautionary measures to stop her from coming back to life and exacting revenge on them
Wealthy woman from 17th-century Poland buried as a vampire
Researchers in Poland have analyzed the remains of a young woman from a 17th-century "vampire" burial, uncovering a contradiction between her high social status and the ritualistic measures taken to prevent her from rising from the dead. The remains, discovered in 2022 in the town of Peń within the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, belong to a girl aged 17–19. The burial is classified as deviant due to the presence of traditional anti-vampire det…
Archaeologists from Nicolas Copernicus University in Toruń delivered at the end of July 2026 the genetic and chemical analyses of the skeleton of a teenager buried around 1617 in the tomb 75 of Pień, in northern Poland, an iron sickle across the throat, according to information reported by CNN. The deceased was about 17 to 19 years old. The sickle, the padlock and a small metal object are well attested, but their precise meaning remains unknown,…
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400-Year-Old ‘Vampire’ Grave in Poland Reveals a Grisly Burial Ritual
A 400-year-old grave in Poland has given archaeologists an unusually detailed glimpse into the fears and superstitions that surrounded death in 17th-century Europe. When researchers excavated the grave in 2022, they found the remains of a young woman buried with an iron sickle positioned across her neck and a triangular iron padlock attached to the big toe of her left foot. The arrangement suggested that the people who buried her were taking del…
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