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Residents of a medieval North Yorkshire village mutilated corpses out of fear they may morph into zombies.
A study of 137 human bones excavated from the now-deserted village of Wharram Percy show signs of having been burnt, dismembered and slashed by knives.
Researchers from Historic England and the University of Southampton, who conducted the study, believe the mutilated body parts point to a fear among villagers of zombies invading the living from beyond the grave.
In medieval North Yorkshire, folklore that corpses could roam local areas, spreading disease and assaulting unlucky passers-by was still common.
Zombies were thought to be awakened by a malevolent force in the corpses of those who had committed evil acts while they were still alive.
www.examinerlive.co.uk
MAYBE. It's a theory. It's a fun theory...............now. I'm sure that whatever the heck this is really about was not fun.
A study of 137 human bones excavated from the now-deserted village of Wharram Percy show signs of having been burnt, dismembered and slashed by knives.
Researchers from Historic England and the University of Southampton, who conducted the study, believe the mutilated body parts point to a fear among villagers of zombies invading the living from beyond the grave.
In medieval North Yorkshire, folklore that corpses could roam local areas, spreading disease and assaulting unlucky passers-by was still common.
Zombies were thought to be awakened by a malevolent force in the corpses of those who had committed evil acts while they were still alive.
The village where bodies were dismembered for fear of zombies
Archeologists studied 137 mutilated bones belonging to at least 10 humans who once resided in Wharram Percy.
www.examinerlive.co.uk
MAYBE. It's a theory. It's a fun theory...............now. I'm sure that whatever the heck this is really about was not fun.
