World News Bulletin: Brick Body 'Was Believed to Be Vampire'
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AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL dig near Venice has unearthed the 16th-century remains of a woman with a brick stuck between her jaws - evidence, experts say, that she was believed to be a vampire.
The unusual burial is thought to be the result of an ancient vampire-slaying ritual. It suggests the legend of the mythical bloodsucking creatures was tied to medieval ignorance of how diseases spread and what happens to bodies after death, experts said.See the full content of this document
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World News Bulletin: Brick Body 'Was Believed to Be Vampire'
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