Iffy: Two "Zombie" Skeletons Dug Up In Ireland

Two men’s skeletons , originally buried around 700AD, were uncovered that had big-ass rocks jammed in their mouths, a practice that was later reserved for vampires . But, since vampire folklore wasn’t prevalent in the area until the 1500’s, archaeologists now believe it was a zombie scare . Gee — great deduction, guys. *MASSIVE F***ING EYEROLL* One of the men was between 40 and 60 years old, and the other was a young adult, probably between 20 and 30 years old. The two men were laid side by side [although buried at different times] and each had a baseball-sized rock shoved in his mouth. “In this case, the stones in the mouth might have acted as a barrier to stop revenants from coming back from their graves,” Read told Discovery News. Right, zombies . Listen, ‘archaeologists’ — are you familiar with the phrase, “the simplest answer is often best?” These two were chatterboxes . Obviously you’ve never lived with a roommate that doesn’t know when to shut their pie-hole. I actually tried making one eat a gym sock before. He did too. Plus my shoelaces. :/ Did Zombies Roam Medieval Ireland? [discovery] via Zombie Remains of the Day [geeks.thedailywh.at] Thanks to Mike, who wants to be buried with a pie in his mouth. SAME.
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Iffy: Two "Zombie" Skeletons Dug Up In Ireland

