A quaint English town could be holding onto a dark secret, with hidden bones suggesting villagers lived in fear of a zombie apocalypse. Those in the town of Wharram Percy may have interfered with c… ...

A 500-Year-Old Cold Case in the Village of Wharram Percy Human remains discovered at Wharram Percy are about to be examined by an expert, in a bid to determine what happened.

Science Medieval villagers dismembered skeletons to keep undead away Likely out of fear of zombies and vampires, a new study suggests, people decapitated, dismembered and burned corpses to stay safe.

This is the Wharram Percy Medieval village, North Yorkshire, UK. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...

On the western edge of the low-lying hills of Northern Yorkshire, England lies the deserted medieval village (DMV) of Wharram Percy. While the earthworks of the village have been known about for ...

The name of the village is believed to have come from the Percy family, who acquired the lordship of Wharram, around 1,086. The village's South Manor, the foundation of the adjacent planned row of ...

Simon Mays concludes: “The idea that the Wharram Percy bones are the remains of corpses burnt and dismembered to stop them walking from their graves seems to fit the evidence best. If we are ...

Wharram Percy from above (Image credit: Historic England) Archaeologists discovered a bunch of burned and mutilated bones from a medieval pit at an abandoned northern English village.

Human remains discovered at Wharram Percy are about to be examined by an expert, in a bid to determine what happened. Is it a medieval murder mystery – or something far more sinister?