Ancient Bloodsucker – The Skeleton of a Female “Vampire” was Accidentally Unearthed in Europe
The concept of a blood-sucking spirit or demon consuming human flesh has been told in almost every civilisation’s mythology and folktales over the centuries.
One of the earliest vampiric depictions comes from Akkadian, Samarian, Assyrian, and Babylonian cuneiform texts, which refer to demonic figures such as the Lilu and Lilitu.
During the late 17th and early 18th centuries, folklore for vampires, as we know them today, became prevalent in the oral traditions and lore of many European ethnic groups.
They were described as evil beings’ revenants, suicide victims, witches, corpses possessed by a malevolent spirit, or victims of a vampiric attack.
Vampire sightings in Eastern Europe peaked in the 18th century, with frequent exhumations and the practice of staking to kill potential revenants. The “18th-Century Vampire Controversy” was a term used to describe this time period.
The burial was discovered by archaeologists near Bydgoszcz, a city in northern Poland. According to an anthropological study, she had protruding front teeth, which may have led superstitious locals in the 17th century to label her a witch or vampire. In order to prevent her ascension, a sickle was wrapped around her neck and a padlock was tied to the left foot’s big toe.
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