This week, in a necropolis in the town of Sozopol, two skeletons with iron stakes through their hearts were unearthed. The iron stakes indicate that people feared the individuals would rise up from the dead as vampires, a not altogether uncommon belief in medieval Bulgaria; and this is not the first discovery of such skeletons. For some reason this particular finding has swept the Internet, appearing in quite a few online articles.
Here are some of the most informative:
- Skeletons treated for vampirism found in Bulgaria
Brief item from the Associated Press online at Fox News includes photos - Unearthed: Bulgarian 'vampire' skeletons
Feature at The Week.com offers some additional insights. - 'Vampire' skeletons found in Bulgaria
Concise article by Meena Hart Duerson at the New York Daily News has a particularly good photo.
