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Preview | Field of Vampires

Season 22 Episode 2 | 32s

In 2022, a terrifying discovery: a female 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. All the evidence points to her being buried as a vampire... and she’s not alone, with more than 50 deviant burials around her. Who was she and what did these burial rituals mean?

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Priceless artifacts in Laos reveal holy sites from the early days of the Khmer Empire.
Archaeologists dig through layers of earth in search of evidence of pre-Angkorian habitation.
An archaeological team recreates the ascent that Khmer kings would have made up the holy mountain.
The discovery of priceless artifacts in Laos sheds light on the ancient Khmer Empire.
Archaeologists find a small cymbal dating back to the 7th century.
A forensic artist reconstructs the face of a woman buried as a vampire in 17-century Poland.
In 2022, a team of archaeologists unearthed a strange burial in the Polish village of Pień.
A search for the remains of Black Union soldiers murdered toward the end of the Civil War.
The search for the remains of 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry in Kentucky begins.
A team searches for the remains of the soldiers slain in the Simpsonville Massacre.
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Priceless artifacts in Laos reveal holy sites from the early days of the Khmer Empire.
The discovery of priceless artifacts in Laos sheds light on the ancient Khmer Empire.
Uncover the mystery behind the discovery of more than 50 "vampire" burials.
A search for the remains of Black Union soldiers murdered toward the end of the Civil War.
Scientists attempt to read ancient scrolls carbonized by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.
Learn the untold story of Maria Anna Mozart, Wolfgang’s older sister and collaborator.
Archaeologists search for Assyrian artifacts that survived the Isis occupation of Mosul.
Find out if the 15th-century murder of two princes in the Tower of London can be solved.
Uncover the only evidence of crucifixion in Roman-occupied Britain.
Discover the untold story of Paris’ most famous landmark and the race to top 1,000 feet.