Vampire Skeletons Found in Bulgaria.
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Re: Vampire Skeletons Found in Bulgaria.
When you say vampire skeletons...
don't you really mean that people used to believe in vampires. People have always and will always believe stupid things purely on the basis of anecdotal evidence (eg psychics, ghosts, necromancy, spirits, astrology, voodoo etc.). -
Re: Vampire Skeletons Found in Bulgaria.
Just to clarify:
and:But archaeologists in Bulgaria are finding more and more evidence to show that a genuine, widespread belief in vampires really existed.
Not actually vampire skeletons, obviously.The bones of a man in his thirties have yet to be dated but are believed to be at least several centuries old.
'This man is not a vampire but was subjected to this pagan superstition-driven ritual to prevent him from becoming one after his death,' Mr Ovcharov explained. -
Re: Vampire Skeletons Found in Bulgaria.I did(Original post by The Lyceum)
Whilst it is misleading, how many people are going to come here genuinely thinking we've found proof of vampires?
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Re: Vampire Skeletons Found in Bulgaria.I swear the BBC is becoming worse and more sensationalist every day.(Original post by Qaz25)
tbh... the BBC had it up as the same kind of headline as this... now that was definitely misleading