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| Vampire skeletons excavated? |
Two skeletons from the Middle Ages, which were discovered in the Black Sea town of Sozopol, are being linked to vampires because they were pierced through the chest with iron rod.
According to Pagan beliefs, corpses of people who were considered bad during their lifetimes should be stabbed with iron rods so that they will not turn into vampires.
Historian Bozhidar Dimitrov said the practice was common in some Bulgarian villages even until the first decade of the 20th century and that over a hundred of "vampire" skeletons have been excavated across Bulgaria over the years.
"I do not know why an ordinary discovery like that [has] became so popular. Perhaps because of the mysteriousness of the word "vampire," he said.
Legends about vampires are widespread across the Balkans. The most popular perhaps and had been featured in a number of movies and TV shows is that of Romanian count Vlad the Impaler, known as Dracula, who staked his war enemies and drank their blood.
Are the skeletons proofs of the existence of vampires?
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