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Lugnano child burial

Ook wel genoemd: Vampire of Lugnano, Necropolis of the Children
Folklore en mythenOndoodOudheid

At Lugnano in Teverina, a Roman-era cemetery for infants and children produced burials in which the bodies had been weighed down or had stones set in their mouths. The excavators interpret these as steps taken against the dead rising. The graves are far older than any written vampire tradition. They suggest that fear of the returning corpse, and the physical means of preventing it, were already present in late antique Italy.1

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A 5th-century children's cemetery at Lugnano in Teverina
Herkomst
Late Roman (Italy)
Italië
Wat het veroorzaakt
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The reason these children were feared is not recorded.
Zwakke plekken
  • a stone forced into the mouth after death
  • stones weighing down the hands and feet

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OudheidMiddeleeuwen1500 tot 18991900 tot 19671968 tot 19992000 tot 20092010 tot nu450

A 5th-century children's cemetery at Lugnano in Teverina

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Wat de bronnen zeggen

1

The site is known as the Children's Necropolis1

2

One child was buried with a rock placed in its mouth1

3

Another, a girl, had stones laid on her hands and feet1

4

Archaeologists read the measures as attempts to stop the dead child returning1

5

Rocks over the body and objects in the mouth are among the anti-revenant measures recorded across Europe1

Bronnen

  1. Vampire burial - Wikipedia

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