Thomas Holdstock

Nov 3, 2024 | dfa.co.za | Thomas Holdstock

A team of scientists used DNA, 3D printing, and modelling clay to reconstruct the 400-year-old face of “Zosia”, a young woman buried with “anti-vampire” measures – a padlock on her foot and an iron sickle across her neck – in northern Poland, uncovering the human story behind the supernatural fears of her time. By Thomas HoldstockPIEN, Poland – Buried with a padlock on her foot and an iron sickle across her neck, “Zosia” was never supposed to be able to come back from the dead.

Oct 30, 2024 | unionleader.com | Thomas Holdstock

PIEN, Poland -- Buried with a padlock on her foot and an iron sickle across her neck, "Zosia" was never supposed to be able to come back from the dead. Entombed in an unmarked cemetery in Pien, northern Poland, the young woman was one of dozens feared by her neighbors to have been a "vampire". Now, using DNA, 3D printing and modeling clay, a team of scientists has reconstructed Zosia's 400-year-old face, revealing the human story buried by supernatural beliefs.

Oct 30, 2024 | azdailysun.com | Thomas Holdstock

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Oct 30, 2024 | malaya.com.ph | Thomas Holdstock

By Thomas HoldstockPIEN, Poland — Buried with a padlock on her foot and an iron sickle across her neck, “Zosia” was never supposed to be able to come back from the dead. Entombed in an unmarked cemetery in Pien, northern Poland, the young woman was one of dozens feared by her neighbors to have been a “vampire.”- Advertisement -Now, using DNA, 3D printing and modelling clay, a team of scientists has reconstructed Zosia’s 400-year-old face, revealing the human story buried by supernatural beliefs.

Oct 30, 2024 | arizonadigitalfreepress.com | Thomas Holdstock |Jan Harvey

FILE PHOTO: Remains of the woman found at the 17th century cemetery for rejected people in the village of Pien, northern Poland, are revealed by Polish archaeologists from Nicolas Copernicus University in Torun, Poland October 27, 2023. The woman’s body was found with a padlock on her leg and a sickle around the neck which suggest the person was believed to be a ‘vampire’ and was secured to the ground to avoid ‘her rising from the grave’.