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Archaeologists Uncover Anti-Demonic Burial with Padlock, Sickle

8/29/2026

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Polish archaeologists uncovered a 17th-century burial in Pien containing a padlock and a sickle.
Grave 75 held a 17- to 19-year-old female skeleton wearing a silk cap threaded with gold.
A triangular padlock was tied to her left big toe as an anti-demonic safeguard.
A sickle was placed blade-down across her throat to deter resurrection.
Researchers said the anti-demonic measures aimed to stop the dead from causing village misfortunes.

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Polish archaeologists uncovered a 17th-century burial in Pien containing a padlock and a sickle.
Grave 75 held a 17- to 19-year-old female skeleton wearing a silk cap threaded with gold.
A triangular padlock was tied to her left big toe as an anti-demonic safeguard.
A sickle was placed blade-down across her throat to deter resurrection.
Researchers said the anti-demonic measures aimed to stop the dead from causing village misfortunes.