While searching for the ruins of a medieval Irish palace, archeologists uncovered human remains that showed signs of an extremely violent burial, dated from 720 to 760 CE. A massive burial ground with buildings literally built directly on top of them – an estimated 2500 to 3000 bodies were found. Among the skeletons, were those who were deformed by boulders and rocks, wrapped around them to keep them in their graves, stuffed in their mouths to quell their undead hunger, their skulls crushed into fragments. Archeologists call them “deviant burials” – abnormal burials that were clearly done to prevent reanimation of the bodies. It’s led archeologists to speculate about whether these bodies were in fact medieval vampires, exiled and treated with violence by villagers. National Geographic put together this interesting documentary about Vampire superstitions both medieval and modern. Check out Vampire Skeletons Mystery below!
Kim Rosèz
November 13, 2013 at 6:38 am
hmm, perhaps they removed the original link…. here’s a working link 😉 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTYKwOQIPMQ