Tag: Vampire of Lugnano

  • ‘Vampire burial’ reveals efforts to prevent child’s return from grave

    by

    The discovery of a 10-year-old’s body at an ancient Roman site in Italy suggests measures were taken to prevent the child, possibly infected with malaria, from rising from the dead and spreading disease to the living. The skeletal remains, uncovered by archaeologists from the University of Arizona and Stanford University, along with archaeologists from Italy, […]

    more