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The MCP @morbidcuriositypod.bsky.social · 20h

New Episode! Dracula: The Myths that Made the Vampire.
Bram Stoker took traditional Eastern European vampire lore and changed it forever, changing vampires from grotesque disease bringers to seductive tragic heroes. Let's discuss!

youtu.be/DvJwuLn5lUU

#vampires #folklore #history #podcast #horror

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 1d

A marker pole in the ancient North American city of Cahokia probably stood 60 feet tall and weighed 11,000 pounds. One surviving piece has now been dated to A.D. 1124, and the tree probably had to be floated to the city!

archaeology.org/news/2025/10/27/wooden-marker-post-from-cahokia-analyzed/

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 1d

A cuneiform tablet has been deciphered to reveal a lost Sumerian myth. The rain god Ishkur was captured in the underworld, causing chaos on Earth, and a lone fox set out to free him. But the ending of the story remains unknown.

archaeology.org/issues/november-december-2025/world/?location=iraq-3

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The MCP @morbidcuriositypod.bsky.social · 10d

An MCP Classic from 2020: The Haunted Island of Poveglia.

youtu.be/XtQmBoIdukE

#haunted #ghosts #history #medicalhistory #research #medieval #venice #poveglia #academic

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Medievalist.net @medievalists.bsky.social · 10d

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Anthropology.net @anthropology.net · 13d

New modeling shows Classic Maya cities rose and fell not from drought alone, but from shifting trade-offs between climate, cooperation, and inequality—a lesson in the fragile math of urban life. @pnas.org #Archaeology #Maya #Urbanism www.anthropology.net/p/the-costs-...

The Costs of Living Together: What the Maya Can Teach Us About Why Cities Rise—and Why They Fall

New computational models reveal that ancient Maya cities thrived & declined not simply because of drought or war, but because of the delicate balance of climate, cooperation & the limits of urbanism

www.anthropology.net

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The MCP @morbidcuriositypod.bsky.social · 15d

Was she a villain or a guide? Let's talk about Baba Yaga.

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The MCP @morbidcuriositypod.bsky.social · 22d

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We'll be having another sale on Halloween (20% off everything!)

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 23d

The countdown is on! Just two weeks to go until #InternationalArchaeologyDay. Join the global celebration of archaeology with fairs, tours, digs, hands-on activities, and more. The Archaeological Institute of America has the details:

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Anthropology.net @anthropology.net · 22d

New evidence from Patagonian hunter-gatherers shows that even in the harshest environments, care for the injured and disabled was a shared human commitment—not a luxury. #Archaeology #Paleopathology #HumanEvolution #Anthropology www.anthropology.net/p/the-wounde...

The Wounded and the Cared For: How Ancient Patagonians Showed Humanity at the Edge of the World

New research on Late Holocene hunter-gatherers in Patagonia reveals a culture of care that endured through injury, disability, and the harshest conditions on Earth.

www.anthropology.net

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The MCP @morbidcuriositypod.bsky.social · 28d

I'll send you another one ASAP. Thanks for letting me know!

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The MCP @morbidcuriositypod.bsky.social · Sep 29

Defended by Disease
In this episode, we discuss several cases in history where a disease has helped people, acting as a shield to protect them from great harm. All of these cases occurred during World War 2, and were carried out by physicians doing their best to protect those targeted by the Nazis.

The MCP @morbidcuriositypod.bsky.social · Sep 29

Congratulations to @qtsim.bsky.social ! You've won the Strange Antiquities game code!

Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway! We hope to do more of these in the future.

Stick around to enjoy the podcast! It's always an academic deep dive into the darker side of history.

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The MCP @morbidcuriositypod.bsky.social · Sep 18

Strange Antiquities is now out on Steam!

Producer Bad Viking has given the MCP a Steam code to giveaway a free copy of the game! For a chance to win this code, Comment 'Strange' on this post.

A winner will be randomly drawn on Sept 27th & announced on the 28th. We'll DM the code to the winner.

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The MCP @morbidcuriositypod.bsky.social · Sep 9

Why do we feel fear?
Some fears are ancient, some are more recent. In this episode, we discuss the fears that keep us safe, the fears that burden us, and the fear we seek as a form of entertainment.

#history #podcasts #psychology #fear #horror #anthropology #socialsciences

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Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · Sep 1

Today marks 40 years since the wreck of the Titanic was discovered. Thousands of artifacts have since been documented, and millions of photos taken. Read up on archaeology at one of the most extreme sites on earth!

archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2012/features/archaeology-of-titanic/

(Courtesy NOAA and the Russian Academy of Sciences)

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Anthropology.net @anthropology.net · Aug 31

Ancient DNA confirms Yersinia pestis caused the Justinian Plague—the first pandemic in history. Jerash’s Roman hippodrome became a mass grave, revealing a story that still resonates today. #Archaeology #AncientDNA #History #Pandemics

The Ghost of a Pandemic: Unearthing the Plague That Changed History

How ancient DNA from a forgotten Roman arena is rewriting the story of humanity’s first pandemic—and why its lessons still echo today.

www.anthropology.net

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The MCP @morbidcuriositypod.bsky.social · Aug 25

New Episode! Come with us as we experience the discovery of the Tomb of King Tutankhamun.

#ancientEgypt #KingTut #archaeology #pyramids #tombs #podcast

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The MCP @morbidcuriositypod.bsky.social · Aug 25

During the 18th - 20th century, fear of premature burial was intense. Many inventive ideas arose to deal with the issue, one of which was the security coffin. In this episode we discuss where this fear came from & the many devices created to aid the mistakenly buried.

#history #podcast #morbid

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The MCP @morbidcuriositypod.bsky.social · Aug 18

New episode!

A medical procedure that has gone from science fiction to scientific possibility is human head transplantation, putting the head of one person onto the body of another. Let's talk about it!

#medicalhistory #history #sciencefiction #medicine #morbidcuriosity #podcast

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The MCP @morbidcuriositypod.bsky.social · Aug 7

We interviewed game developer Bad Viking about their upcoming game Strange Antiquities!

#strangehorticulture #strangeantiquities #badviking #indiegames