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400-year-old grave of feared young woman reveals rare anti-vampire burial ritual in Poland A 400-year-old grave in northern Poland has given archaeologists a rare look at how fear shaped burial practices in the 17th century. The remains of a young woman were found with an iron sickle across her neck and a padlock attached to her left big toe... More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/08/grave-of-woman-anti-vampire-ritual-in-poland/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #anthropology #vampire #bioarchaeology

Medieval adults and children buried together in Sweden were rarely related, DNA study finds Children buried beside adults in medieval graves have long been seen as family members. A new DNA study from Stockholm University tells a different story. The findings show that people buried together were rarely close biological relatives, even in places where many families lived near one another... More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/07/grave-with-close-relatives-was-rare-in-the-middle-ages/ @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #anthropology #bioarchaeology #medieval