Preview | Field of Vampires
Preview: Season 22 Episode 2 | 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Uncover the mystery behind the discovery of more than 50 "vampire" burials.
In 2022, a terrifying discovery: a female skeleton dating from 1650, buried with a sickle across her neck and giant padlock on her toe — double protection to keep her from rising from the dead. All the evidence points to her being buried as a vampire... and she’s not alone, with more than 50 deviant burials around her. Who was she and what did these burial rituals mean?
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Preview | Field of Vampires
Preview: Season 22 Episode 2 | 32sVideo has Closed Captions
In 2022, a terrifying discovery: a female skeleton dating from 1650, buried with a sickle across her neck and giant padlock on her toe — double protection to keep her from rising from the dead. All the evidence points to her being buried as a vampire... and she’s not alone, with more than 50 deviant burials around her. Who was she and what did these burial rituals mean?
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[crows cawing] - On "Secrets of the Dead"... a woman's grav found in disturbing condition.
- The burial is so spectacular that it looks like nothing I've ever seen before.
It's shocking to see the sickle over her neck.
Why was she buried so strangely?
She was the archetypal target for accusations of being a vampire.
This is an epidemic of fear.
"Field of vampires," on "Secrets of the Dead."
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A Gruesome Discovery in Rural Poland
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Clip: S22 Ep2 | 2m 50s | In 2022, a team of archaeologists unearthed a strange burial in the Polish village of Pień. (2m 50s)
Reconstructing the Face of a 17-Century Woman
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Clip: S22 Ep2 | 1m 44s | A forensic artist reconstructs the face of a woman buried as a vampire in 17-century Poland. (1m 44s)
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