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How to Bury a Vampire - Ep 239
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How to Bury a Vampire - Ep 239

Well, we had to do something for Halloween because, well, that's what podcasts do. So, in our style, we decided to talk about Vampires from a few news articles we found in the last couple months. Where does the legend come from? What did historic cultures do to suspected vampires? We learn all about it on this episode. Links * Archaeologists unearth 17th Century 'vampire child' burial in Poland https://archaeologymag.com/2023/08/archaeologists-unearth-vampire-child-burial-in-poland/ * 400-Year-Old 'Vampire Child' Was Buried with Their Foot Padlocked so They Wouldn't Rise from the Grave https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/400-year-old-vampire-child-was-buried-with-their-foot-padlocked-so-they-wouldnt-rise-from-the-grave/ * Remains of a "female vampire" have been unearthed in Poland https://archaeologymag.com/2022/09/remains-of-a-female-vampire-pinned-to-the-ground-have-been-unearthed-in-poland/ * Mystery of 'Vampire' Burials Solved * https://www.livescience.com/48924-mystery-of-vampire-burials-solved.html * Buried with sickles: early modern interments from Drawsko, Poland https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/buried-with-sickles-early-modern-interments-from-drawsko-poland/791AADE59597383DA4D5EA0221034AF9 * Governing from the Grave: Vampire Burials and Social Order in Post-medieval Poland (Cambridge): https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/5B289269B5042D982F9A534664BB2D72/S0959774314000754a.pdf/governing-from-the-grave-vampire-burials-and-social-order-in-post-medieval-poland.pdf * The Horrors of History: Vampires (Ashland Community and Technical College): https://ashland.kctcs.edu/blog/posts/untitled.aspx#:~:text=The concept of the vampire,not widespread or well-known [https://ashland.kctcs.edu/blog/posts/untitled.aspx#:~:text=The%20concept%20of%20the%20vampire,not%20widespread%20or%20well%2Dknown]. * A Natural History of Vampires https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/primate-diaries/a-natural-history-of-vampires/ Contact * Chris Webster [email protected] * Rachel Roden [email protected] RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] Affilates www.archpodnet.com/archaeology/239

The Archaeology Show

October 29, 202336m 30s

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Show Notes

Well, we had to do something for Halloween because, well, that’s what podcasts do. So, in our style, we decided to talk about Vampires from a few news articles we found in the last couple months. Where does the legend come from? What did historic cultures do to suspected vampires? We learn all about it on this episode.

Links

Contact

Affilates

www.archpodnet.com/archaeology/239


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