Vampire Grave found by archaeologists in Bulgaria

A SKELETON with a stake through its chest has been found in Europe by ‘Bulgaria’s Indiana Jones’ in an area being referred to as a ‘vampire grave’.

‘Indiana Jones’ finds vampire grave

A SKELETON with a stake through its chest has been found in Bulgaria, with archaeologists referring to the area as a “vampire grave”.

The grave was uncovered by a man known as “Bulgaria’s Indiana Jones”. Professor Nikolai Ovcharov, like Indy, has dedicated his life to unearthing the mysteries of ancient civilisations.

The discovery was made while he was excavating the ruins of Perperikon, an ancient city located in the south of Bulgaria. The city itself was inhabited from 5000BC but was only rediscovered 20 years ago and is believed to be the site of the an old Greek God’s temple. And now it’s the site of vampire graves.

The real life Indiana Jones explained that the metal found in the skeletons was to stop the corpses from rising from the dead and become vampires that terrorise the living.

“We have no doubts that once again we’re seeing an anti-vampire ritual being carried out,” Professor Ovcharov told The Telegraph.

Corpses often had stakes put in them to stop them from terrorising the living.

“Often they were applied to people who had died in unusual circumstances — such as suicide.”

The skeleton found is believed to be of a man in his 40s or 50s and has a heavy iron rod hammered through its chest. Professor Ovcharov said that is thought the grave dates back to the first half of the 13th century.

Another grave was found near the grave of the young man. In it were buried a young woman and child, positioned like a Virgin Mary with child icon. According to Ovcharov, this type of burial was a prayer for protection against the plague.

This is the third ‘vampire’ discovery in Bulgaria, with two previous graves discovered in 2012 and 2013, around 320km east of this site.

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