Happy September! Or shall we say, “Cemtember”. This month, Taisha eases us further into spooky season with a story involving some of our favorite topics: Scotland, witches, archaeology, a grave, and a missing skull… Can we solve the mystery? Probably not. But Scotland, please hire us to at least give it a try!

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Resources used for this episode:

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/41928/41928-h/41928-h.htm

https://fifecoastandcountrysidetrust.co.uk/witches-trail/

https://www.differentia.co.uk/news/2020/10/2/fife-witches-trail

https://engole.info/lilias-adie-witch/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/wanted-missing-bones-scottish-witch-180973033/

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-41775398

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-29689688

https://witches.hca.ed.ac.uk/faq/

https://www.britannica.com/place/Fife-council-area-Scotland

https://www.thenational.scot/news/17859215.bid-find-missing-bones-scottish-witch-feared-rise-dead/

https://museumblog.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2020/09/15/witchcraft-and-mystery-or-the-object-that-never-was-in-our-collection/

https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/A0457F3E3512CC1B3B342D118B9CE53E/S0009640700109655a.pdf/the-scottish-witchcraft-act.pdf

Witches of Scotland Podcast – Episodes 21,  22, & 23

Mill Dust and Dreaming Bread – Scott Richardson-Read

We are excited to announce our new collaboration with Bath & Body Works, featuring the highly anticipated Corpse Wax line! (Just kidding though, don't get mad Bath & Body Works!) Today, Ivy wraps up her two-part series on the Paris Catacombs with some of its most famous ghostly tales.

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Resources used for this episode:

The Unexplained The Haunted Catacombs of France for Medium

https://medium.com/@TheUnexplained/the-haunted-catacombs-of-france-2ca1c5228169 

Leyla Alyanak 9 Eminently Haunted Places in Paris for Off Beat France 

https://www.offbeatfrance.com/most-haunted-places-in-paris.html 

The Paris Catacombs (well, its actually an "ossuary") is one of the most famous tourist attractions in France. Floor to ceiling human bones, along with the dark, cave-like nature of the catacombs, gives this location a somber, macabre, yet intriguing appeal. For this episode, co-host Ivy shares the history of its creation and dives into the issue of ethics often brought up when discussing human remains which have been used in such a manor. (How does this tie in with anthropology, you might ask? Um…old bones…yeah, we can justify its discussion here on Odd Anthro!)

 

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Resources used for this episode:

Jessica Pearce Rotondi The Dark Origins of the Paris Catacombs (November 2023, updated May 2025) for HISTORY 

https://www.history.com/articles/paris-catacombs-origins 

Philibert Aspairt for Wikipedia 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philibert_Aspairt 

Les Catacombes de Paris - History 

https://www.catacombes.paris.fr/en/history 

Also known as the "hobbits", this early human stood at around three feet tall and may be involved in local folklores...

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Resources used for this episode:

https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-floresiensis

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/homo-floresiensis-hobbit.html

https://australian.museum/learn/science/human-evolution/homo-floresiensis/

https://aeon.co/ideas/investigating-homo-floresiensis-and-the-myth-of-the-ebu-gogo

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/aug/16/flores-hobbit-human-downs-syndrome-claim-homo-floresiensis

This month, we "dive in" to the legends and lore surrounding one of the worlds most famous cryptids...Nessie! Being an anthropology podcast, we also include some insights around a particularly famous archaeological find at Loch Ness, and what societal pressures may have led to this monsters rise in fame. You can also head over to our Instagram for our first ever giveaway featuring items relating to this months topic! Woo hoo!

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https://www.historyhit.com/painted-people-who-were-the-picts/ 

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Loch-Ness-monster-legendary-creature

https://www.digitscotland.com/scottish-archaeology-and-the-loch-ness-legend/ 

https://journals.socantscot.org/index.php/psas/article/view/6210/6180

https://lochnessmystery.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-ancient-serpent-stone-of-loch-ness.html

https://nypost.com/2023/08/31/new-sighting-of-loch-ness-monster-captured-in-photos/ 

https://www.ncregister.com/blog/st-columba-and-the-loch-ness-monster 

This month, we decided to take a little mental break and sit down for a more conversational-style episode! Join us as we discuss the plague that is imposter syndrome through an anthropological lens, and don't worry...we still keep the episode fun! So sit down, have a laugh, and lets try and kick imposter syndrome to the curb.

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Two peat farmers in Denmark accidentally discovered what would become one of the most famous and recognizable ancient mummies to date. Let's sit down and discuss this incredible find and what we learned about the life and death of the Tollund Man!

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Bog Bodies Uncovered - Solving Europe’s Ancient Mystery by Miranda Aldhouse-Green

https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/bodies-in-the-bog-the-lindow-mysteries/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAs5i8BhDmARIsAGE4xHwWpeCbtlMViLK4q-SZTWXefW5aCrSUjiVilVh0NEZVZRvfWUJFOIwaAhIzEALw_wcB 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/europe-bog-bodies-reveal-secrets-180962770/ 

Indulge in an anthropological scandal as Taisha shares the infamous story of the Piltdown Man! Were hominid remains discovered in England really the illusive "missing link"? What can the analysis of these remains tell us about the real story behind the Piltdown Man? 

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https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/services/library/collections/piltdown-man.html

https://anthroholic.com/fluorine-analysis?srsltid=AfmBOopNkjuy_3k963jUNpO_W3C9U0YvplFYOV_MkvuS2qoz1tIxTby8

https://www.science.org/content/article/study-reveals-culprit-behind-piltdown-man-one-science-s-most-famous-hoaxes

https://australian.museum/learn/science/human-evolution/a-timeline-of-fossil-discoveries/

https://answersingenesis.org/human-evolution/piltdown-man/the-piltdown-man-fraud/?srsltid=AfmBOoovyNsb1GvmrCj_v2skZ97dyOAdkVc4oP_Z6jmiDrliwlUYnSmk

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dawson

Happy Anthropology Day! To celebrate, we picked an episode with some truly awesome subjects: Bone shovels, bogs, and bodies that were "Frankensteined" together...what more could you want? So sit back, relax, and indulge in a sense of wonder as Ivy shares the "puzzling" (pun intended) story of this strange archaeological site, and how it has helped to re-write Bronze Age history as we know it!

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Bog Bodies Uncovered - Solving Europe’s Ancient Mystery by Miranda Aldhouse-Green

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/270612504_Evidence_for_mummification_in_Bronze_Age_Britain#pf5

https://canmore.org.uk/site/108429/south-uist-cladh-hallan

https://archaeology.org/issues/january-february-2013/collection/top-10-2012-frankenstein-mummies/top-10-discoveries-of-2012/#:~:text=Instances%20of%20deliberate%20mummification%20in,skeletons%20that%20fit%20the%20bill

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-14575729

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0305440312001501

https://www.hallancemeterysouthuist.co.uk/index.php/history/

If you want to learn more about other discoveries at Cladh Hallan:

https://the-past.com/feature/cladh-hallan-exploring-the-roundhouse-way-of-life-in-south-uist/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bEjVaR6E3g 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PTVcCN2goU&t=683s 

A former ghost hunter turned anthropology student sits with a friend (and actual anthropology major) to discuss where their interests in the study of human history began: from a child archaeologist, to adapting with a frequently moving family, get to know the hosts as they look forward to getting to know you!

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