Friday, March 13, 2009

A "vampire" skull

National Geographic reports on the discovery of a medieval skull in Italy with a brick wedged into its mouth. This was thought to keep vampires from chewing their shrouds, and thus prevent the spread of contagion.
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  1. AnonymousMarch 23, 2009 at 11:28 AM

    This article was very interesting. I had no idea about any of this.

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