‘Vampire’ returns from the dead: Scientists in Poland rebuild the face of 400-year-old woman | World News
The face of a suspected 'vampire', who was buried with restraints to prevent her returning from the dead, has been reconstructed by scientists.Using DNA, 3D printing and modelling clay, the team of scientists recreated what they think the 400-year-old woman's face looked like.
Zosia, as she was named by locals, was found in 2022 by a team of archaeologists from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Poland.She was entombed in an unmarked cemetery in Pien, northern Poland - secured in place with an iron sickle across her neck and padlocked by the foot.
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Zosia's skeleton had a sickle across her neck - believed to stop 'vampires' rising from the dead. Pic: Nicolaus Copernicus University/Reuters
The sickle and padlock, as well...










