Before you assume that archaeologists have found real vampire remains, the BBC news title is very misleading. On the 6th of June 2012, at 9.55 am, the BBC posted an article online with this title. However, what the title should really say be is: " Skeletons found in Bulgaria with Vampire death rituals." Two medieval skeletons have been found close to the Black Sea in Bulgaria that have been pierced through the chest with Iron rods. This was a pagan ritual which was thought to stop them turning into Vampires after their death. This practice is common in local villages around the area up until just a century ago, according to some historians. This is another flaw in the BBC article, why don't they tell us which historians argue this point? Anyone remotely interested in this story now finds it difficult to further explore this topic.
These rituals mentioned above can also be seen in many burial sites across the rest of the Balkans, suggesting that the practice spread, and was taken seriously as a death rite, rather than being the odd deviant burial. Bulgaria alone is home to over 100 of these sites, the town of Sozopol, being the latest find. To find out further information relating to these abnormal finds, look up the Natural History Museum of Bulgaria. The link to the article mentioning the Vampire remains can be found below.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18334106
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