And in an unknown cemetery in the northern city of Bien Poland This young woman was buried, and she was one of dozens of women who her neighbors feared were “vampires.”
Now, using DNA, 3D printing and clay, a team of scientists have reconstructed Zosia’s 400-year-old face, revealing the human story buried beneath supernatural beliefs.
Swedish archaeologist Oscar Nilsson said: “It is really ridiculous. These people who buried her did everything in their power to prevent her from returning to life,” according to their beliefs.
In 2022, a team of archaeologists from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń found a body Zosiaas the locals called it.
Nelson said that analysis of Zosia’s skull indicates that she was suffering from a health disorder that would have caused her to faint and have severe headaches, as well as possible psychological problems.
According to the team of scientists, at the time the sickle, lock and certain types of wood found at the grave site were believed to possess magical properties that protected against vampires.
Zosia’s grave was No. 75 in an unmarked cemetery in Bienne, outside the northern city of Bydgoszcz, and among the other bodies found at the site was a child.blood sucker“Buried face down and bound with a similar padlock at the foot.
Not much is known about Zosia’s life, but Nelson and Bien’s team say the objects buried with her indicate she was from a wealthy, perhaps noble, family.
The Europe in which she lived in the seventeenth century was suffering from the ravages of war, which Nelson points out created a climate of fear where belief in supernatural monsters was common.
The facial reconstruction process began with the creation of a 3D printed version of the skull, before layers of plastic clay were gradually made “muscle by muscle” to form a face that looked as if it were alive.
Nelson used structure Bones Along with information about gender, age, ethnicity and approximate weight to estimate the depth of facial features.
Nelson said: “It is touching to see a face return from the dead, especially when you know the story of this little girl. We want to bring back Zosia as a human being, not as a monster like she was buried.”