π§ββοΈ The Salem Witch Trials were a result of a panic over suspected witches in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692.
π Historians have discovered new information about the witch hunt, including the cause of the girls' fits, the rapid spread of accusations, and the location of the hanging site.
π The Salem Witch Trials were a large-scale government cover-up, with the governor banning any writing or publication about the events.
π The lost hanging site of the accused witches may contain their remains in unmarked graves.
π 300-year-old court records and church documents hold clues to why the witch hunt started.
ποΈ Minister Samuel Parris and his record book played a key role in the beginning of the witch crisis.
π§ββοΈ The Salem Witch Hunt begins with accusations against slave Tituba and two other women, Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne.
π©οΈ The accusations escalate when well-regarded church member Rebecca Nurse is accused by the Putnam family.
π₯ John Proctor's relationship with his servant Mary Warren and the power dynamics in Puritan New England play a role in the accusations.
π Researchers examine 300-year-old documents to map the spread of witchcraft accusations in Salem.
ποΈβπ¨οΈ The use of spectral evidence, visible only to the accusers, leads to the rapid spread of accusations.
π§ͺ The court system creates a feedback loop of paranoia and violence as confessions and naming others become the keys to avoiding immediate trial.
π± John Proctor pleads for a change in venue and proper rule of evidence, but is convicted and executed.
π¨ The hangings in Salem were brutal, involving strangulation and convulsions.
π Historians search for the true location of the Salem witch hangings.
ποΈ Using old maps and calculations, a 17th century world was recreated in a 3D view to locate the hanging site of the Salem witches.
π Through virtual camera zooming, the team identified a high ground where people were hanged, confirming their discovery of the long-lost hanging site.
π Geologist Peter Sablock's ground-penetrating radar revealed a rock crevice where the bodies of the witches were thrown, although no remains were found due to shallow burial.
π The Salem Witch Trials involved young girls accusing many others, potentially as a way to release tension in a society with rigid hierarchies.
βοΈ The judges in the witch trials, particularly Judge William Stoughton, believed they were doing a public service and saw the trials as a moral reformation for Massachusetts.
π The accused witches, including John Proctor, faced public hangings on a hillside in Salem. The memorial built at the site serves as a reminder of their suffering and honors their memory.
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