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Burial of a woman buried with a sickle and padlock from the 17th-century cemetery in Pień, Source: Pień Project/TSE Evolution

‘Vampire’ grave mystery deepens as 17th-century woman ‘may have been an outsider’

A 17th-century woman buried with a sickle around her neck and a padlock on her toe may have come from outside the local community, while a mysterious copper object placed in her mouth suggests locals took further measures to protect themselves from her after death, new research shows.