The tomb of a vampire was found in Poland, which confused archaeologists: people were afraid that he would rise from the dead. Photo

Archaeologists discovered a strange tomb under a church in northern Poland. The man's remains had a sickle around his neck.

According to scientists, in XVII this man was accused of vampirism. And according to the beliefs of the time, so that the evil force did not rise from the dead, "vampires" were buried with a sickle on the neck, writes TheSun.

Archaeologists excavating the Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Pączewo, Poland, say this is the first case of a "vampire" buried under the church.

Two other skeletons were found nearby, but without features.

According to anthropologist Dr. Justina Karkus, the remains belonged to a 50-year-old man with numerous healed skull injuries. "The skull with numerous wounds indicates that the man had many deep scars on his face when he was alive. He also lost part of his teeth during one of the blows," the scientist said.

Justyna Kartus also emphasized that the man looked unusual: "He had a different appearance than normal people. And that can be frightening. In the 17th century, this man was accused of vampirism."

The anthropologist also added that no vampire had yet been found in a church. "No one had any hope of finding a vampire in a church," Cartus said.

Although this is the first case of a "vampire" burial inside a church, it is not the first time archaeologists have discovered human remains with sickles around their necks. Similar graves dating back to the 17th century have been discovered in Pomerania, Piena and Chojnice in Poland, where folk legends of vampire attacks were widespread.

Local folklore of those times tells us that vampires were people who came back from the dead to torment the living. Records of dead "vampires" from the eleventh century can be found in Central and Eastern Europe.

To prevent vampires from returning to earth, various procedures were used. In particular, their remains were buried more than 2 meters deep. And necessarily these "monsters" were buried with a sickle around their necks, as well as sometimes bound hands and feet. Also, such unclean souls were often put in the coffin face down and on top of their graves with large stones, so that the uncleanness never returned to earth again.

Archaeologists say that last September the Polish village of Pien was excavated cemetery of "vampire children".

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