Originally published at: Man buried with stones on his chest for a very creepy reason - Boing Boing
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“More weight…”
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From Allan Rose Hill
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Orcs?
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they aren’t mentioning vampires here, but this is (apparently) the preferred method of killing vampires in Ireland, at least
Dearg-dul – Ireland – Pile stones on grave
What’s the best way to kill a vampire? - The Straight Dope
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So that he could serve as clickbait fodder for future generations? That’s more icky than creepy…
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Gotta say, Marita Genesis is a pretty good name for a vampire hunter!
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I don’t know why it’s obvious that the stone was intended to prevent resurrection. Presumably the Germans in this area at this time were Christians. Christians believe that when Jesus rose from the dead, he moved a huge stone to get out of his tomb.
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There are a hundreds of graves from different time periods, but especially from the Early Middle Ages until the early modern period which have been found to contain methods of preventing revenants from rising and there are a number of written sources as well. It’s not a very controversial interpretation
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Ah, that explains the word “obvious.” They meant “obvious to anyone familiar with European burials.” 
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Hah, yeah, fair enough. Having been in the same situation as her, it is sometimes easy to forget what is and isn’t obvious to your audience.
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