The MCP
@morbidcuriositypod.bsky.social
The Morbid Curiosity Podcast: Explore the Darker Side of History
Research-based deep dives into medical history, true crime, archaeology, folklore, paranormal and historical. Hosted by Hallie, MSC in Human Osteology and Palaeopathology.
Research-based deep dives into medical history, true crime, archaeology, folklore, paranormal and historical. Hosted by Hallie, MSC in Human Osteology and Palaeopathology.
Ever wondered what dropsy is? Let's talk about old medical terms!
#medicalhistory #terminology #history #medicine #podcast
#medicalhistory #terminology #history #medicine #podcast
November 20, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Ever wondered what dropsy is? Let's talk about old medical terms!
#medicalhistory #terminology #history #medicine #podcast
#medicalhistory #terminology #history #medicine #podcast
Reposted by The MCP
📆 Save the date for the next Undergraduate Virtual Open Event on Thursday 20 Nov 2-4pm London Time: open to all Prospective Archaeology Students!
📲 Register here ucl.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
More info here - www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...
#ThinkDifferentlyThinkArchaeology
📲 Register here ucl.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
More info here - www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...
#ThinkDifferentlyThinkArchaeology
UCL Institute of Archaeology Virtual Open Event (20 November)
UCL Institute of Archaeology staff and students will hold an Undergraduate Virtual Open Event on 20 November.
www.ucl.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
📆 Save the date for the next Undergraduate Virtual Open Event on Thursday 20 Nov 2-4pm London Time: open to all Prospective Archaeology Students!
📲 Register here ucl.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
More info here - www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...
#ThinkDifferentlyThinkArchaeology
📲 Register here ucl.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
More info here - www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...
#ThinkDifferentlyThinkArchaeology
Reposted by The MCP
The Assassination of Duke Béla of Macsó: Forensic Science Reveals a Medieval Murder www.medievalists.net/2025/11/assa... #medieval
The Assassination of Duke Béla of Macsó: Forensic Science Reveals a Medieval Murder - Medievalists.net
Forensic and genetic analysis of bones found on Margaret Island has confirmed they belong to Duke Béla of Macsó—revealing his royal lineage, diet, and the brutal details of his 1272 assassination.
www.medievalists.net
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The Assassination of Duke Béla of Macsó: Forensic Science Reveals a Medieval Murder www.medievalists.net/2025/11/assa... #medieval
Reposted by The MCP
The first scientific evidence of the Black Death in Edinburgh has been discovered on the remains of a teenage boy who died in the 14th Century.
John Lawson, City of Edinburgh Council's curator of archaeology, said it was a "very exciting" discovery.
John Lawson, City of Edinburgh Council's curator of archaeology, said it was a "very exciting" discovery.
First scientific evidence of Black Death in Edinburgh found on skeleton
Plaque on the teenager's teeth contains pathogens of the bacteria for the Bubonic plague.
www.bbc.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The first scientific evidence of the Black Death in Edinburgh has been discovered on the remains of a teenage boy who died in the 14th Century.
John Lawson, City of Edinburgh Council's curator of archaeology, said it was a "very exciting" discovery.
John Lawson, City of Edinburgh Council's curator of archaeology, said it was a "very exciting" discovery.
November 4, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Reposted by The MCP
New #Archaeology TV show alert!🚨 Hidden Wonders starts Tuesday 4th Nov 9pm on More 4
Available for download on @channel4tv.bsky.social 4OD
#newtv #documentaryseries #History 🏺
Available for download on @channel4tv.bsky.social 4OD
#newtv #documentaryseries #History 🏺
October 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
New #Archaeology TV show alert!🚨 Hidden Wonders starts Tuesday 4th Nov 9pm on More 4
Available for download on @channel4tv.bsky.social 4OD
#newtv #documentaryseries #History 🏺
Available for download on @channel4tv.bsky.social 4OD
#newtv #documentaryseries #History 🏺
Reposted by The MCP
Fantastic Beasts and How They Kill You www.medievalists.net/2022/10/fant... #Medieval
Fantastic Beasts and How They Kill You - Medievalists.net
Stories of incredible and deadly beasts filtered back home in travel writing, legends, and bestiaries to amuse and astound readers who might never see these animals for themselves.
www.medievalists.net
October 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Fantastic Beasts and How They Kill You www.medievalists.net/2022/10/fant... #Medieval
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
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
October 29, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Reposted by The MCP
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/
archaeology.org/news/2025/10/27/wooden-marker-post-from-cahokia-analyzed/
October 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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/
archaeology.org/news/2025/10/27/wooden-marker-post-from-cahokia-analyzed/
Reposted by The MCP
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
archaeology.org/issues/november-december-2025/world/?location=iraq-3
October 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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
archaeology.org/issues/november-december-2025/world/?location=iraq-3
An MCP Classic from 2020: The Haunted Island of Poveglia.
youtu.be/XtQmBoIdukE
#haunted #ghosts #history #medicalhistory #research #medieval #venice #poveglia #academic
youtu.be/XtQmBoIdukE
#haunted #ghosts #history #medicalhistory #research #medieval #venice #poveglia #academic
October 20, 2025 at 12:26 AM
An MCP Classic from 2020: The Haunted Island of Poveglia.
youtu.be/XtQmBoIdukE
#haunted #ghosts #history #medicalhistory #research #medieval #venice #poveglia #academic
youtu.be/XtQmBoIdukE
#haunted #ghosts #history #medicalhistory #research #medieval #venice #poveglia #academic
Reposted by The MCP
Ready to explore the Middle Ages from your living room? Dive into medieval history with our expert-led online courses!🏰📜 medievalstudies.thinkific.com #Medieval
Medieval Studies Courses from Medievalists.net
medievalstudies.thinkific.com
October 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Ready to explore the Middle Ages from your living room? Dive into medieval history with our expert-led online courses!🏰📜 medievalstudies.thinkific.com #Medieval
Reposted by The MCP
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
October 17, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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-...
October 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Get 25% off orders over 70$ from Oct. 22nd - 26th!
morbidcuriositypodcast.myspreadshop.com.au
We'll be having another sale on Halloween (20% off everything!)
morbidcuriositypodcast.myspreadshop.com.au
We'll be having another sale on Halloween (20% off everything!)
October 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Get 25% off orders over 70$ from Oct. 22nd - 26th!
morbidcuriositypodcast.myspreadshop.com.au
We'll be having another sale on Halloween (20% off everything!)
morbidcuriositypodcast.myspreadshop.com.au
We'll be having another sale on Halloween (20% off everything!)
Reposted by The MCP
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:
https://buff.ly/dx6TatA
https://buff.ly/dx6TatA
October 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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:
https://buff.ly/dx6TatA
https://buff.ly/dx6TatA
Reposted by The MCP
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
October 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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...
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.
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.
September 29, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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.
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.
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.
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.
September 29, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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.
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.
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.
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.
September 18, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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.
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.
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
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
September 9, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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
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
Reposted by The MCP
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/
archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2012/features/archaeology-of-titanic/
September 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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/
archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2012/features/archaeology-of-titanic/
Reposted by The MCP
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
August 31, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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
New Episode! Come with us as we experience the discovery of the Tomb of King Tutankhamun.
#ancientEgypt #KingTut #archaeology #pyramids #tombs #podcast
#ancientEgypt #KingTut #archaeology #pyramids #tombs #podcast
August 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
New Episode! Come with us as we experience the discovery of the Tomb of King Tutankhamun.
#ancientEgypt #KingTut #archaeology #pyramids #tombs #podcast
#ancientEgypt #KingTut #archaeology #pyramids #tombs #podcast
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
#history #podcast #morbid
August 25, 2025 at 1:49 AM