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Bulgaria rediscovers ancient fear of vampires
Archaeologists found two ancient skeletons in Bulgaria with iron rods thrust through their chests last week, which Bulgarians once did out of fear the dead would emerge from the grave as vampires. On Saturday, one of those 700-year-old skeletons will be put on display.
- June 14, 2012: A man passes a displayed skeleton dating back to the Middle Ages and recently unearthed in the black sea town of Sozopol, at National History Museum in Sofia. Ever since archaeologists announced last week that they had found two ancient skeletons in Bulgaria with iron rods thrust through their chests, the media have been reporting how Bulgarians once did that to prevent the dead from emerging from the grave as vampires.read moreAP Photo/Valentina PetrovaShare
- June 14, 2012: Journalists put questions to the National History Museum's director Bozhidar Dimitrov, right in Sofia, as they surround a a displayed skeleton dating back to the Middle Ages and recently unearthed in the black sea town of Sozopol, at National History Museum in Sofia.read moreAP Photo/Valentina PetrovaShare
- June 14, 2012: A skeleton dating back to the Middle Ages and recently unearthed in the black sea town of Sozopol, and displayed at National History Museum in Sofia. On Saturday, one of those 700-year-old skeletons will be put on display at the National History Museum in Sofia, and its director, Bozhidar Dimitrov, says he expects there to be a big turnout.read moreAP Photo/Valentina PetrovaShare
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Bulgaria rediscovers ancient fear of vampires
Archaeologists found two ancient skeletons in Bulgaria with iron rods thrust through their chests last week, which Bulgarians once did out of fear the dead would emerge from the grave as vampires. On Saturday, one of those 700-year-old skeletons will be put on display.
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