Archaeological discoveries of odd human remains that will send chills down your spine:

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The remains of a female "vampire," pinned to the ground with a sickle across her throat to prevent her from returning from the dead, were found during archaeological work at a 17th-century cemetery in the village of Pien, Poland.
An early example of a successful cranioplasty (Peru, ca. 400 CE). The patient survived, as evidenced by the well-healed cranioplasty made from a gold inlay. Now on display at the Gold Museum of Peru and Weapons of the World in Lima.
A 7,000–6,000-year-old burial of a young woman (around 20 years old at death) and her newborn baby from Vedbaek, Denmark. By her head were 200 red deer teeth, and the child was cradled in the wing of a swan with a flint knife at its hip. It’s thought the pair died together during childbirth.
The Siberian Ice Maiden, also known as the Princess of Ukok, is a mummy of a tattooed woman from the 5th century BCE, found in the Altai Republic, Russia.
The 4,000-year-old skeletons of a mother shielding her child during a massive earthquake that struck China around 2000 BC, triggering floods in what is sometimes called "China’s Pompeii." These remains are now located at the Lajia Ruins Museum in northwest China.
The "Tollund Man," a 2,400-year-old bog body and victim of human sacrifice from the Iron Age, found in Bjældskovdal, Denmark. His body was so well-preserved that scientists could still take his fingerprints and determine his last meal.
A skull with three crossbow bolt wounds from the Battle of Visby, Gotland, in 1361. Many of the dead were buried in their armor due to the mass casualties and the rapid decomposition caused by the hot weather.
A Central African lyre made from a human skull, antelope horns, skin, gut, and hair. Dated to the 19th century CE, it is currently stored at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
A 700-year-old "vampire" skeleton discovered in Bulgaria, now seen at the country's National Museum of History. It was found in church ruins in Sozopol, with an iron rod next to the body and its teeth removed.
An Egyptian mummy displayed at Emory University's Michael C. Carlos Museum in Atlanta. The mummy is of a man from the Old Kingdom period of Egypt, c. 2300 BCE.
A 350-year-old Tibetan carved skull.
A mass grave of troops from the Second Battle of Himera in Sicily, 409 BCE, along with a horse.
The skull of a Viking man with filed teeth, found in a mass grave in Dorset, England. The purpose of the filed teeth is unclear, but researchers believe they were likely dyed (possibly red) to intimidate opponents or signify the warrior’s status.
Archaeologists in Peru, working on the outskirts of Lima, unearthed a mummy bound with rope, believed to be between 800 and 1,200 years old. The remains are thought to be of an 18- to 22-year-old man with his hands covering his face.

The skull of a soldier who fought in the Battle of Visby (22 July 1361) on Gotland Island, Sweden, found still wearing his armor.
The skull of a crowned athlete with a gold wreath in the shape of a laurel branch still attached to it. Although the flesh disintegrated after 2,500 years, the wreath remained on the skull. Found in Agios Nikolaos, Crete.
A "vampire" burial near the town of Gliwice, Poland. One skeleton was found with its head placed between its legs.
The skull of a 14-year-old girl, believed to be a victim of cannibalism at the Jamestown colony during the winter of 1609. Butchery marks can be seen on the forehead.
The crushed skull of a male guard wearing a metal helmet, discovered in the tomb of Sumerian Queen Puabi at the “Great Death Pit”—a mass burial site of royal retainers—at Ur in Iraq, dating to 2600 BCE. Now housed at the Penn Museum in Pennsylvania.
Real-life "vampires" buried with bricks between their teeth to prevent them from rising from the dead.
The face of a man who died in 1361 during the Battle of Visby in Sweden, one of the most brutal conflicts in Europe at the time.
Cranioplasty in ancient Peru: an elongated skull with metal surgically implanted after a battle injury, estimated to be around 2,000 years old. The bone around the repair was tightly bonded, indicating the procedure was successful.
A Corinthian helmet from the Battle of Marathon (490 BCE), found with the warrior's skull still inside.
One of the hundreds of elongated skulls discovered in 1928 at Paracas Peninsula, Peru. Cranial deformation was practiced by the Paracas civilization (800–100 BCE) by tightly wrapping the head in cloth during the first few years of life to elongate the cranium.