Archeologists also found a collection of loose bones near the child's gravesite, as well as a pregnant woman.Magdalena Zagrodzka
- Researchers this year discovered ancient artifacts that ranged from unusual to truly creepy.
- Unsettling finds included a necromancer portal to the underworld and a 17th-century "vampire child."
In their unending quest to help us understand the history of the world around us, archaeologists this year unearthed mysteries that range from the unusual to the truly terrifying.
From a suspected necromancer's portal to the underworld, complete with human skulls arranged in patterns nearby, to a 17th-century "vampire child" found buried with a padlock on its foot to prevent it from rising again, the intriguing finds from researchers this year aren't just intriguing discoveries — they're also cause for losing sleep.
Here's what they dug up: