The Chinese maiden was cremated because she suspected of being a witch

Italian archaeologists found the remains of a medieval girl cremated and threw her body into a sealed burial ground with heavy stones.

Discovered that the maiden skeleton was supposed to be a witch

Discovery News on November 19 reported that the skeleton was discovered at the San Calocero complex in Albenga, Italy. According to the team, the way of burial indicates that the girl is still considered a danger even after she died.

In September 2014, at the same site, the research team led by surveyor Professor Philippe Pergola at the Pontifical Archeology Institute, unearthed the remains of another female witch, 13 years old when she died and buried in a face-down position.

Similar to burial rituals for other misguided people such as laying bricks in the mouth of a dead person, piling to the ground or even beheading and limbs, both cases of burial and stooping on the grave are to prevent these The girl is alive in the grave.

The skeleton of the Middle Chinese girl was cremated because she suspected of being a witch.(Photo: Discovery News).

Further analysis revealed that a burnt-down female witch with scurvy , a disorder caused by a lack of vitamin C.

Archaeologists are not sure whether two witches are related to each other. While the first girl died around the beginning of the 13th-14th century, the newly discovered skeleton dates longer.

"We are waiting for the results of the assessment with radioactive carbon. Currently, we believe the burial took place between the 9th and 15th centuries , " said archaeologist Stefano Roascio, who led the excavation team.

Only 1.45 meters tall, the girl died at the age of 15 - 17. The girl was burned at an unknown location and then brought to San Calocero in severe burns.

"We cannot determine if the girl is alive when burned. The fire burns the girl's body when the tissue is still soft, so the incident can take place before the girl dies or soon after." , anthropologist Elena Dellù shared with Discovery News.

According to Dellù, the burial person buried the girl in a hurry and just threw heavy stones on the grave. They took the girl's hand and threw it into the hole. The head of the girl leaning against the pit wall should be folded down. The chin of the dead person almost touches the chest bone.

Preliminary analysis indicates porotic hyperostosis in the skull and the edge of the eye, the disease appears only when the body suddenly lacks nutrients. Bone tissue has hollow spots due to severe anemia. In addition, weak enamel shows that the girl suffers a lot of childhood suffering like lack of food. Maybe, the pale, pale look and hematoma of the girl frightened the people around.