An unusual artifact was found in Lazzaretto Nuovo, situated in Laguna di Venezia, in 2006-2007. During an excavation of burial places, a skull with a brick in its mouth was found. According to written sources, they used to bury vampires like this (the brick was supposed to render them harmless). Research showed that the skull belonged to a 60-70-year-old woman, a European peasant. There was nothing significant about her except for her age. So why did people think she was a vampire? There is no answer.