The Field of Vampires: Unearthing Historical Fears

Lindsay and Madison discuss the vampire fields of Poland, as well as the protective powers of iron, that superstitions are deeply rooted in eastern Europe, and why 3D printing and facial reconstruction is so important.

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2024 Archaeology News Online article by Dario Radley

2024 CNN article by Katie Hunt

2024 Daily Mail article by Harry Howard

2024 Daily Mail article by Jonathan Chadwick

2024 Express article by Rebecca Robinson

2024 Lit Hub article by Ed Simon

2024 Reuters article by Thomas Holdstock

2023 Indy100 post by Alex Daniel

2023 Mirror post by Ryan Fahey

2022 Haaretz article by Viktoria Greenboim Rich

2017 Smithsonian Magazine article by Joshua Rapp Learn

2015 Lund Archaeological Review article by Leszek Gardela

2014 Gizmodo article by George Dvorsky

History UK article

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