Mind-Blowing Archaeological Finds Right Here on Earth

The Venetian Vampire

The creepy skull of a 16th century plague victim was discovered in a mass grave with her jaw forced open by a brick—an exorcism technique used on suspected vampires in Europe at the time. The skull was the first of its kind that supported the medieval belief that vampires were behind the spread of plagues like the Black Death.

 

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Post originally appeared on American Upbeat.