Whether the unusual graves discovered on early medieval archaeological sites in  Poland are burials of vampires? Cover Image

Czy nietypowe groby odkrywane na wczesnośredniowiecznych stanowiskach archeologicznych z terenu Polski to pochówki wampirów?
Whether the unusual graves discovered on early medieval archaeological sites in Poland are burials of vampires?

Author(s): Anna Kubicka
Subject(s): History
Published by: Fundacja Pro Scientia Publica
Keywords: archaeology; death; burial; early Middle Ages; vampirism

Summary/Abstract: This article describes issues related to the early medieval rituals. The author focuses on discussing untypical early medieval burials located in Poland. These burials often appear in literature under the name of „anti vampiric burials". I will analyze both the practices for the grave pit and directly to the body of the deceased. Finally, I will try to explain why some of the burials discovered in the graveyards of the tenth to the thirteenth century are different from the generally accepted norm. and whether they are indeed the burial place of beings that folk tradition called vampires.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 157-160
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Polish