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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.

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 ...

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 ...

Human bones excavated from a deserted medieval village in North Yorkshire show people mutilated and burnt bodies to stop them rising from the dead.

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?