Evaluation:
Published: 15.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'The Scientific Explanation for the Existence of Vampires', 1.
  • Essays 'The Scientific Explanation for the Existence of Vampires', 2.
  • Essays 'The Scientific Explanation for the Existence of Vampires', 3.
Extract

Vampires have been seen and documented throughout history. The history of vampires goes further back in time than most people realize. The chaldeans, who lived
near the Euphrates river in the southwestern part of Asia more than five hundred years before the time of Christ , feared vampire or creatures similar to vampires enough so that they created charms to protect themselves from being attacked by such creatures. The Assyrians and the Babylonians feared a creature similar to a vampire known as an Ekimmu. These creatures known as Ekimmus were believed by the Assyrians to roam the planet searching for food although it was not always a persons blood but rather a persons' vitality or that persons' energy force. It was believed that if such a creature would enter someone's house that person along with his or her family would slowly weaken, get sick and probably die. In the countries of Syria and Palestine references were made to such blood sucking monsters on ancient carved tablets. …

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