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One way that demons do not bounce back is to bury the bodies with a sharp object, such as a curved iron sickle worn around the throat or hips of a dead body. According to the beliefs of ancient Poland, it is guaranteed that if the dead rise again, they could not walk away.
It was found in five graves that have been excavated by archaeologists. Tombs of the 17th century was found in the cemetery Drawsko, Poland.
In that site, it was found four skeletons were buried with sickle associated with a spear in the right hand side left, right in the throat. Meanwhile, the five graves, a sickle attached to the pelvis.
The researchers, Marek Polcyn and Elżbieta Gajda, said the burial practices are often viewed as an act of 'anti-vampire,' or it can be said that the location of the grave of the 'vampires'. However, they ignore the term 'tomb vampires' to open up the discussion to include comprehensive coverage of the ancient people's confidence will be vicious.
"The possibility of the body was buried by a series of metal in his body to prevent them rise again and hurt people who are still alive. However, it is possible, that they are protected from the power of the devil," the researchers wrote in the Antiquity as reported by the Daily Mail,
"According to folk beliefs, copper coin is a tool to protect women when they give birth, children as well as those who died from the evil spirits," the study added.
In addition, it could be a ritual designed to counter the black magic and sorcery.
Five skeleton with a sickle in his body were found among 250 tombs were no different from other frameworks. They are in good condition.
The skeleton was buried in a uniform way. Their heads are surrounded by copper coins.
But they soon discovered that 5 skeleton with a sickle in his body.
A sickle was found in the neck of adult men aged 35 to 44 years and women aged 35 to 39 years. Copper coins were also found not far from their skulls. That means coins, sickle and the bodies were buried at the same time.
One skeleton belonged to a woman is older, probably aged 50 to 60 years old when he died. His body was buried with sickles mengelilingya hips and a medium-size stone around his neck. Meanwhile, the bone in the oral cavity color, shows him to be buried with copper coins in his mouth.
Berkalung framework scythes, 'Vampire' Grave '17th Century Found (Daily Mail)
Two other skeletons found with sickle placed in the neck. The skeleton believed to belong to women aged 30 to 39 years old as well as young women aged 14 to 19 when he died.
Experts believe, the youngest framework died from trauma. Most likely due to drowning.
At the grave site, they were buried with a wooden coffin.
Sickle may be used to prevent the dead from the rise and walk past to terrorize the living. But, it may also be a symbolic attempt to ward off demons and protect the soul of the wearer.
Superstition states that a 'bad death, "will cause the dead to rise.
Death as drowning, miscarriage, suicide, die before baptism, or even death in the wedding itself can cause a person to turn into one of the 14 demons.
People are considered to have supernatural abilities, will also be at risk of becoming a demon. Generally, the astrologers are buried outside the cemetery or to specific locations where the transformation will occur.
On location drawsko, the researchers noted that the bodies found buried in a traditional although sickle on their bodies.
"Who is buried in Drawsko, no matter how evil they may have been considered by the people of their village. So they were buried by the Christian ceremony," the researchers wrote.
"Although they were buried in a way that is appropriate, but the 'devil' is still under their collective consciousness is characterized by the presence of metal sickle," concludes the study article.
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