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Ghost Hunting History : 1
First Recorded Ghost Investigation The first ever Paranormal Investigation recorded was by Pliny the Younger in the year 100 A.D. It has been “regarded as the first investigated ghost story” (Finucane 2001). A facinating tale, already a century old when Pliny told it, involved a house in Athens haunted by the specter of an emaciated, fettered man. It rattled its chains at night and brought disease and death to visitors. Undaunted, however, a stoic philosopher named Athenodorus bought the home. At first he tried first to ignore the beckoning phantom. When this didn’t work, he then calmly followed it into the garden where it vanished. The next day he had local officials dig at the site where they found a skeleton in rusty chains. After a proper burial, which seemed to appease the ghost, the haunting ceased. I am sure there are many ghost stories from earlier times, but this is the first that was recorded in writing. Gotta love the ancient Greeks for that! Ghost stories have continued threw the years, and with them people trying to find the truth. Some are motivated by personal experiences, and others by their skeptical nature and some by just the curiosity to connect with the other side. Whatever the reason, I am glad to continue this long line of investigation.
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