Scientists Show What a Vampire Looked Like, Buried with a Sickle Around Her Neck and a Chain Around Her Leg (3 photos)

Apparently, people were afraid that the woman would rise again.





Scientists have managed to reconstruct the appearance of a vampire who was buried with a sickle around her neck in a Polish cemetery. Modern technology helped them with this. The lady was excavated two years ago. The 350-year-old grave hid the skeleton of a woman with a sickle around her neck and shackles on her legs. Historians report that such a ritual was used in that era to protect against vampires. If a vampire rises, he will immediately stumble upon a sickle, writes the NY Post.



The lady whose skeleton was found was named Zosia. Her body was buried near the village of Pien, south of the city of Torun. Having reconstructed her face using artificial intelligence, plaster and special programs, scientists found out that Zosia was a fairly young girl with blue eyes and dark hair. In addition, the girl's face had an unusual flaw. She had a protruding front tooth. Historians believe that it was this flaw that caused the accusation of vampirism.



By the way, Zosia's head was covered with a silk cap - this indicated her high social status. Medical researcher Heather Edgar from the University of New Mexico noted that Zosia suffered from an illness from which she could experience pain. In her opinion, this pathology could negatively affect Zosia's behavior.