The final video of this year’s Halloween Week examines the historical image of witches and witchcraft.
A Bronze Age Ghost? (Halloween Week)
This evening, I wanted to share ghost stories which scared me as a child. These are tales connected with one of the most famous pieces […]
History of Halloween (Halloween Week)
Welcome back to a spooky Archaeosoup Towers. Tonight, we examine the history of Halloween!
Keeping the Dead, Dead! (Halloween Week)
Today, Liv examines so-called deviant burials and how to keep the dead, dead! Links: Apotropaic Practices and the Undead: A Biogeochemical Assessment of Deviant Burials […]
Human-thropology: Ghosts (Halloween Week)
Welcome to Human-thropology. In this series Sociocultural Anthropologist Jeanette Moreland explores the wonderful world of Anthropology. Join her as she examines cultures and peoples from […]
Halloween Week Intro & Competition!
Well folks, it begins… The first Archaeosoup Halloween Theme week is upon us and who better to kick things off than our resident decapitated head, […]
Was Tutankhamun Murdured? (Tutankhamun Week)
Welcome to Tutankhamun week! Today, we take a look at our top 10 most interesting artefacts from the tomb of Tutankhamun.
Tutankhamun: Top 10
Welcome to Tutankhamun week! Today, we take a look at our top 10 most interesting artefacts from the tomb of Tutankhamun.
Tutankhamun’s Media Legacy (Tutankhamun Week)
Welcome to Tutankhamun week! Today, I examine the media coverage of the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922. I discuss the legacy of this media […]
Finding Tutankhamun (Tutankhamun week)
Welcome to Tutankhamun week! In the first of this week’s videos, Aaron introduces us to the discovery, made by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon, of […]