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The skeleton of a man who lived between the 13th and 14th centuries, and had an iron stake driven into his chest to prevent him from turning into a vampire was found at the ancient urban complex in Perperikon, located in southern Bulgaria, chief archaeologist Nikolay Ovcharov said.
"The man who was buried was between 35 and 40 years old. Bronze coins we found between his teeth show the period he lived in. He had an iron stake driven into the left side of his torso, between the neck and the chest," Ovcharov
Vampire beliefs from pagan times were preserved by Orthodox Christians in the Balkans during the Middle Ages.
The ritualistic driving of a stake into the heart may have been performed on people considered evil or who engaged in practices not understood by society, such as scientific or medical research. Bulgarian National History Museum director Bozhidar Dimitrov said last year when another ‘vampire’ remain was discovered.
It was believed at that time that after dying, these people turned into vampires and tortured and tormented the living, drinking their blood at night.
