March
23
/ 2024
A woman who lived in 16th century Italy was buried in a most unusual fashion. Originally excavated in a mass grave of medieval plague victims several years ago, the woman’s skull was found with a brick lodged in its jawbone, indicating that this hard and bulky object had been shoved into her mouth before she was entombed. Researchers eventually concluded that those responsible for this strange act believed she had been an Italian vampire, and the brick was intended to prevent her from feeding off the flesh of the plague victims buried beside her. Now, through the technique of facial reconstruction, this Italian vampire has been resurrected. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"116754","attributes":{"alt":"The facial reconstruction of the so-called Italian vampire used facial profile and projections
