{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a3b7f736cc0d2f382a79d65/6ae4b7358475854f087de787?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A Medieval Guide to Burying the Undead","description":"<p>Why are archaeologists digging up skeletons pinned with iron ploughs, surrounded by sickles, or buried with stones wedged into their jaws? In today&#39;s video, Giselle investigates real deviant burials across Europe. From post-medieval &quot;vampire&quot; graves in Poland and Bulgaria to Roman child necropolises and medieval ash burials in England, discover the dark archaeology and folklore behind why our ancestors genuinely believed corpses could rise from the dead and the lengths they went to in order to keep them in the ground.</p><p><br></p><p>🪏 You can become a certified Dirt Nerd and watch exclusive content by becoming a channel member here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCJyzOQzeHJfZJMZ9-r_h3A/join</p><p><br></p><p>--</p><p><br></p><p>Source Materials:</p><p>Alamy</p><p>Dr. Amy Scott / Trent University</p><p>Photograph by Andreas F. Borchert - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roscommon_St._Mary%27s_Priory_Choir_Tomb_Effigy_2014_08_28.jpg</p>","author_name":"Little Dot Studios"}