Field of Vampires -
secrets of the dead

A terrifying discovery: A skeleton dating from 1650 buried with a sickle across her neck and giant padlock on her toe - double protection to keep her from rising from the dead. Whoever buried her was petrified of her returning from the grave. All the evidence is she was buried as a vampire. She's found wearing a silk cap with a gold headdress. Inside her mouth, which was green and possibly the result of poison, is a leather pouch with writing on it. And she's not alone, ultimately, more than 50 deviant burials around her. Who was she? What did all of the burial rituals mean?

Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 2202

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About Secrets of the Dead:

Part detective story, part true-life drama, SECRETS OF THE DEAD unearths evidence from around the world, challenging prevailing ideas and throwing fresh light on unexplained events.

Using the most up-to-date science in the laboratory and in the field, scientists and researchers examine the missing pieces of each puzzle, completing the picture of what had been merely an assemblage of suppositions.

Watch Secrets of the Dead - Clips, Episodes & Previews

Jurassic Fortunes

The Sunken Basilica

Death in Britannia

Identifying Biological Sex from Skeletal Remains

Competing Theories for Nail Found in Heel Bone

Eiffel's Race to the Top

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