Italy dig unearths female 'vampire' in Venice
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/130,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090313%2Fcapt.ba3ccd4e1c934ca3a74f1c345f5c71d1.italy_vampire_venice_rom102.jpg?v=2" align="left" height="130" width="106" alt="This photo released by forensic archaeologist and anthropologist Matteo Borrini of Florence University, Italy, Friday March 13, 2009, shows the 16th-century remains of a woman with a brick stuck between her jaws unearthed in 2006 in an archaeological dig near Venice, northern Italy. (AP Photo/Matteo Borrini of Florence University) NO SALES **" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090313/ap_on_sc/eu_italy_vampire_of_venice)AP - An archaeological dig near Venice has unearthed the 16th-century remains of a woman with a brick stuck between her jaws — evidence, experts say, that she was believed to be a vampire. The unusual burial is thought to be the result of an ancient vampire-slaying ritual. It suggests the legend of the mythical bloodsucking creatures was tied to medieval ignorance of how diseases spread and what happens to bodies after death, experts said.</p><br clear="all"/>
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