Why have Tilly and Ash been turned into potted plants? Maybe it’s because they were trying to categorise an ancient and (apparently) wrathful god. But how does one classify a god? How can we identify them archaeologically? Are they people or objects? And most importantly, how will Ash and Tilly stop this recording? Listen in to find out!

Books Mentioned:

• Small Gods (Terry Pratchett)
• Bound to the Battle God (Ruby Dixon)
• Pyramids (Terry Pratchett)
• Odds and Gods (Tom Holt)
• Ye Gods (Tom Holt)
• Godkiller (Hannah Kaner)
• The Raven Tower (Ann Leckie)
• The Realms of the Gods (Tamora Pierce)
• Kaos (Netflix series)

Links

• Article: Are archaeologists afraid of gods?
• Article: Cattle skull ring in Kheshiya
• Article: Taking the bull by the horns (Catalhoyuk)
• Article: Griffins, Myths and Religion
• Article: The Spatial Configuration of Belief
• Book: The Archaeology of Religion
• TeePublic Store link

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