Vampire Burial to Prevent Ancient Roman Child From Rising From the Dead

Source: Neatorama

Archaeologists working at an ancient Roman site in Italy discovered the remains of a young child with a rock intentionally inserted into its mouth. They surmised that it’s placed there as a [“vampire burial” rites to prevent the child – possibly infected with malaria – from rising from the dead and spreading the disease.

“Locally, they’re calling it the ‘Vampire of Lugnano’,” University of Arizona archaeologist David Soren told Science Daily:

The 10-year old was the first…

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