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Scientists aim to unravel the secrets of a young woman’s ‘vampire’ burial

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By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — A 400-year-old grave held the body of a young woman, the rusted blade of a sickle over her throat and a padlock fastened to her foot — the macabre signs of a community terrified the deceased would rise again. Archaeologists unearthed Zosia, as the skeleton was nicknamed, from an The post Scientists aim to unravel the secrets of a young woman’s ‘vampire’ burial appeared first on KQ2 | St. Joseph, Missouri News, Weather & Sports .