Scientists Rebuild Face of 17th-Century 'Vampire' Woman Buried to Keep Her from Rising

Archaeologists are learning more about a woman buried 400 years ago with a sickle over her throat and a padlock on her toe.

Archaeologists in Poland have made a fascinating discovery about a woman who died about 400 years ago. At the time, she was buried in a way that suggests people were terrified of her. She was laid to rest with a sharp metal sickle placed across her neck. They also put a padlock on her big toe. Back in the 17th century, people believed in vampires. They thought that if someone they were afraid of died, that person might come back from the dead to hurt the living. The sickle was meant to cut her head off if she tried to sit up in her grave. The padlock was meant to keep her trapped under the…