'Vampire' skeletons found in Bulgaria
near Black Sea
Archaeologists in Bulgaria have found two medieval
skeletons pierced through the chest with iron rods to supposedly stop them from
turning into vampires. The discovery illustrates a pagan practice common in
some villages up until a century ago, say historians. People deemed bad had
their hearts stabbed after death, for fear they would return to feast on
humans' blood.Similar archaeological sites have also been unearthed in other
Balkan countries. Bulgaria is home to around 100 known "vampire
skeleton" burials. Searchers stumbled across the latest two specimens,
dating back to the Middle Ages, in the Black Sea town of Sozopol.
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Monster croc caught at
popular fishing spot
06 Jun,
2012 09:29 AM
A MALE
saltwater crocodile, believed to have eaten a pet dog at Donkey Camp was among
four huge salties caught by Parks and Wildlife Rangers in the Katherine region
in the past week. The 3.22 male croc was pulled from a trap which had been
placed 4km upstream from the popular fishing spot after a Katherine man lost
his dog to a crocodile in the area two weeks ago. Rod Usher, 43, said when he
found the rear half of his brother’s Kelpie cross Toni on the family property
near Donkey Camp he knew “it wasn’t a barra that got the dog”. Katherine croc
catcher and senior wildlife ranger John Burke said a trap was placed into the
river two weeks ago and the large crocodile was caught in it on Friday
afternoon. Two smaller salties, measuring 2.77m and 2.89m, were caught in traps
at Flora River within Flora River Nature Park, 122km south-west of Katherine.
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