In 2022, Polish archaeologists encountered an unsettling burial site of a young woman. Her toe was caught in a triangular padlock, and a sickle—the blade pointed toward the body—lay across her throat. This was so bizarre that it took the team four years to find a plausible explanation: anti-demonic practices.
A bit of a stretch? Maybe not. To build upon this interpretation, the researchers conducted a multidisciplinary investigation of the skeleton and previous literature on similar practices, publishing their findings in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. According to the paper, the woman—dubbed “Zosia”—was likely of high social…
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