{"id":120320,"date":"2024-10-31T05:04:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T22:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=120320"},"modified":"2024-10-31T05:04:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T22:04:15","slug":"archaeologists-reconstruct-face-of-400-year-old-vampire-buried-with-iron-sickle-across-her-neck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=120320","title":{"rendered":"Archaeologists reconstruct face of 400-year-old &#8220;vampire&#8221; buried with iron sickle across her neck"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Two years ago, archaeologists in Poland made a <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/vampire-skeleton-poland-pure-astonishment\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">discovery at a gravesite<\/a><\/span> they could only describe as &#8220;astonishing&#8221; \u2014 the remains of a woman with a sickle around her neck and a triangular padlock on her foot.<\/p>\n<p>Found in an unmarked cemetery in the village of Pien, the 400-year-old woman was thought to be deemed a vampire and those who buried her placed the farming tool across her throat, according to ancient beliefs, to prevent her from returning from the dead.<\/p>\n<p>A research team from the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun made the unique discovery in August 2022, and working with Swedish archaeologist Oscar Nilsson, the team used DNA, 3D printing and clay to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pien.badaniaarcheologiczne\/posts\/533486766230392?ref=embed_post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reconstruct the face<\/a> of Zosia, as she was called by locals.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/10\/30\/74f781b8-3a42-40c0-b9c0-8a8540fa4818\/thumbnail\/620x930\/0b302e2c750bb91dbb06ecc616e0940d\/2024-10-30t162022z-2040040870-rc2im8a9sv7x-rtrmadp-3-poland-archaeology-vampire.jpg?v=da20036415aedcaca28a32ffe615549e#\" alt=\"Scientists reconstruct a 400-year-old 'vampire's' face to life \" height=\"930\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/10\/30\/74f781b8-3a42-40c0-b9c0-8a8540fa4818\/thumbnail\/620x930\/0b302e2c750bb91dbb06ecc616e0940d\/2024-10-30t162022z-2040040870-rc2im8a9sv7x-rtrmadp-3-poland-archaeology-vampire.jpg?v=da20036415aedcaca28a32ffe615549e 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/10\/30\/74f781b8-3a42-40c0-b9c0-8a8540fa4818\/thumbnail\/1240x1860\/94a5dbb8beeb692688b63c1c5ac4582c\/2024-10-30t162022z-2040040870-rc2im8a9sv7x-rtrmadp-3-poland-archaeology-vampire.jpg?v=da20036415aedcaca28a32ffe615549e 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">A three-dimensional reconstruction of Zosia&#8217;s face, a woman buried as a vampire, is pictured, in this undated handout photo taken in Stockholm, Sweden.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Oscar Nilsson &#8211; Project Pien\/Handout via REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s really ironic, in a way,&#8221; Nilsson told the Reuters news agency. &#8220;These people burying her, they did everything they could in order to prevent her from coming back from the dead &#8230; we have done everything we can in order to bring her back to life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"newsletter_signup \">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-newsletter-widget embed--float-none embed--size-large embed--type-iframe\" data-ads=\"{\" wordcount=\"\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0tcgZp1zHq35FpZvtU4CmVLeVT3nXAeYm4NkY4V9CGB3idhF2tEeCcCzSdPiDvYXml&amp;id=100063295443993\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">social media post<\/a>, Nilsson said that, according to legend, Zosia was buried only with the padlock, but when the villagers began experiencing some unexplainable bad luck, they decided they needed to take further action.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They opened her grave, found the padlock now open, and in great panic placed the sharp blade of a sickle over her neck,&#8221; Nilsson said. &#8220;In case she would arise.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img alt=\"Scientists reconstruct a 400-year-old 'vampire's' face to life \" height=\"381\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/10\/30\/39b0797c-b0a9-4435-9c31-a9e8329dd2ac\/thumbnail\/620x381g3\/d726e8836850dac767928b8c53cbec5e\/2024-10-30t155746z-2099625854-rc2z6w9w5f1d-rtrmadp-3-poland-archaeology-vampire.jpg?v=da20036415aedcaca28a32ffe615549e 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/10\/30\/39b0797c-b0a9-4435-9c31-a9e8329dd2ac\/thumbnail\/1240x762g3\/3a25934bb7ec847285e0b3b72fd59c25\/2024-10-30t155746z-2099625854-rc2z6w9w5f1d-rtrmadp-3-poland-archaeology-vampire.jpg?v=da20036415aedcaca28a32ffe615549e 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">The skeleton of Zosia, a woman buried as a vampire, lies in a grave in Pien, Poland, August 2022. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun\/Handout via REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This type of practice became common throughout Poland in the 17th century, as a response to a reported vampire epidemic.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Dariusz Polinski, who led the research team from Nicolaus Copernicus University, said that in addition to practices with a sickle, sometimes corpses were burned, smashed with stones or had their heads and legs cut off. Just last month, archaeologists announced they had found the remains of a\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/poland-vampire-decapitated-child-found\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">decapitated &#8220;vampire child&#8221;<\/a><\/span> in Poland.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with CBS News in 2022, Polinski said the discovery of Zosia&#8217;s remains left him speechless.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Such a discovery, especially here in Poland, is astonishing, especially now \u2014 centuries later,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Pure astonishment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Magdalena Zagrodzka, who was also on the research team that found Zosia, said the woman&#8217;s remains also had a silk headdress, which was woven with gold or silver thread. Zagrodzka said the cap is evidence of the high social status of the woman.<\/p>\n<p>To reconstruct the woman&#8217;s face, Nilsson created a 3D-printed replica of the skull using information about the woman&#8217;s age, weight and other details to sculpt muscles and facial features, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pien.badaniaarcheologiczne\/posts\/pfbid0iVMK652M4U8yRSmpjg2sbkUtLCCm9MJD2FoFVC14ot3tuJnHWRpNcXxx4RNuX7cnl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">video<\/a> showing him at work.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m used to reconstructing faces,&#8221; Nilsson said, &#8220;but in this case, also, I&#8217;m looking forward to giving her some human dignity back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/10\/30\/09260f49-9463-4adc-86c7-7f0df7e1190a\/thumbnail\/620x930\/d6ffb6dab5da2f24c035f178161471fd\/2024-10-30t161946z-2053391955-rc2im8azzjx6-rtrmadp-3-poland-archaeology-vampire.jpg?v=da20036415aedcaca28a32ffe615549e#\" alt=\"Scientists reconstruct a 400-year-old 'vampire's' face to life \" height=\"930\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/10\/30\/09260f49-9463-4adc-86c7-7f0df7e1190a\/thumbnail\/620x930\/d6ffb6dab5da2f24c035f178161471fd\/2024-10-30t161946z-2053391955-rc2im8azzjx6-rtrmadp-3-poland-archaeology-vampire.jpg?v=da20036415aedcaca28a32ffe615549e 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/10\/30\/09260f49-9463-4adc-86c7-7f0df7e1190a\/thumbnail\/1240x1860\/1970c4cab6ea3f66928b030259070b0e\/2024-10-30t161946z-2053391955-rc2im8azzjx6-rtrmadp-3-poland-archaeology-vampire.jpg?v=da20036415aedcaca28a32ffe615549e 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">A three-dimensional reconstruction of Zosia&#8217;s face, a woman buried as a vampire, is pictured, in this undated handout photo taken in Stockholm, Sweden. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Oscar Nilsson &#8211; Project Pien\/Handout via REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"content__meta--contributors\">\n      <em><\/p>\n<p>                      <span class=\"byline__author__text\">Anna Noryskiewicz<\/span><\/p>\n<p>        contributed to this report.<br \/>\n      <\/em>\n    <\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/stephen-smith\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Stephen Smith<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Stephen Smith is a managing editor for CBSNews.com based in New York. 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