Archaeologists in Bulgaria have found two medieval skeletons pierced through the chest with iron rods to supposedly stop them from turning into vampires.
Two medieval skeletons with iron stakes through their chests have been discovered in Bulgaria.
The country has seen its fair share of 'vampire skeleton' burials over the years with over 100 discovered, up until a century ago it was common practice to put a stake through the heart of the deceased in fear that they would rise again at night and terrorize the living.
"These skeletons stabbed with rods illustrate a practice which was common in some Bulgarian villages up until the first decade of the 20th Century," said Bozhidar Dimitrov of Bulgaria's National History Museum.
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