300-Year-Old 'Vampire' Graves Uncovered in Poland: Sickles on Necks, Stones on Chests

• Archaeologists in Pien, Poland, discovered over 100 graves, some featuring unusual 'anti-vampire' burial methods.
• Bodies were buried face down, with sharp iron sickles placed across necks, or chests pressed by heavy stones.
• A notable find is 'Vampire Josia', a woman with a sickle on her neck and an iron padlock on her big toe to 'lock' her soul.
• Other discoveries include a woman with syphilis ostracized in death, a child at a man's feet, and a pregnant woman with a preserved fetus.
• These practices reflect 17th-century European fears of epidemics and unexplained deaths, leading to superstitions about 'vampires'.