Odd Anthropology

Welcome back friends! This month, let's take a closer look at the origins of the alleged curse behind the opening of the tomb of King Tutankhamun...
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Resources used for this episode:
Owen Jarus, "King Tutankhamun: Life, death and mummy of ancient Egypt's boy pharaoh", Live Science, 2024
Wikipedia Pages (Listen, SOMETIMES they are useful!)

George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon

Tomb of Tutankhamun

Curse of the pharaohs

This month, hosts Taisha and Ivy (future Vampire Hunters) round up last year’s subjects and let the listeners vote on their favorites! Who do you think would win in a fight between Tollund Man and Piltdown Man? Could Nessi beat them all? Join us and find out! We also chat some more about reoccurring enemy of the podcast IMPOSTER SYNDROME and discuss degree-seeking in anthropology. It's a great time, we promise!
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What is a ghost? How long have we believed in them? Have they changed over time? This month, host Ivy decides to wrap up 2025 with an episode on ghosts by sharing some history and notable examples through time. 

We owe a HUGE thank you to everyone who has tuned in this year, and we cannot wait to be back again in 2026 with more stories of odd anthropology!

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Suggested reading/videos:

Dr. Irving Finkel, “The First Ghosts”, Hodder, 2021

Dr. Justin Sledge, “The Evolution of Ghosts”, Esoterica (YouTube), 2025

JoAnn Scurlock, “Mortal and Immortal Souls, Ghosts and the (Restless) Dead in Ancient Mesopotamia”, Religion Compass, 2016

Project Gutenberg - Pliny the Younger Letters to Licinius Sura (LXXXIII)

This month, Taisha covers the basics of our bipedal (walking on two feet) evolution, using it to segway into the fascinating topic of SASQUATCH! Join us for casual conversations regarding our favorite Bigfoot theories, notable stories and encounters, and more on this illusive creature/spirit/alien... who knows!

YouTube videos mentioned in this episode:

Indigenous history and accounts - https://youtu.be/ApbXUAAeAWw?si=TilLw5aXXpt1l7zc

Ape Canyon Attack - https://youtu.be/4tp0A2zg6fs?si=gtBzRA-33s7cVMF_

Capturing Bigfoot with Nutella (Haunted Objects Pod) - https://youtu.be/js7kMSV0NuE?si=V3rXf8HdFV0ABnQ6 

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IT'S THE BEST MONTH OF THE YEEEAAR! Let's celebrate with a subject most befitting: The Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Specifically, host Ivy talks about what events actually led to this deadly event. Was it all a land grab? Misogyny? Ergot poisoning? Let's find out!

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Resources used for this episode:

Bolitho, Riley. The New England Puritans: History, Social Order, and Gender, Perspektywy Kultury, 2021;34(3):59-72 

Linder, Douglas O. The Witchcraft Trials in Salem: An Account, UMKC School of Law, famous-trials.com/salem/2078-sal-acct. Accessed 29 June 2025.

Parker, Geoffrey. Global Crisis: War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century, “The Little Ice Age”, 1st ed. 2013 Yale University Press

Schiff, S. (2015) The Witches: Salem 1692, New York, Little, Brown and Company, 2015