Vampire Burial Skull (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Vampire Burial Skull

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A rock was inserted into the mouth of a 10-year-old to keep the deceased child from rising from the grave and spreading malaria, researchers believe.

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Photo courtesy of David Pickel/Stanford University

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