Folklore and prehistoric sites - Ep 28

Ghosts, magic, witches and sacrifice, just in time for Halloween! Kim talks to Sue Greaney and Joana Valdez-Tullet about folklore and prehistoric sites in Europe. Sue is working on. PhD about Neolithic sites in Britain and Ireland and is responsible for interpretation at Stonehenge for English Heritage but got into folklore due to a chance find in a junk shop. Joana works for Scotland’s Rock Art where she uses her doctoral research into rock art, and has uncovered lots of folk tales related to panels of rock art.

Links

• Provenance of Sarsens used in Stonehenge

• Joana’s book on Atlantic Rock Art

• Rollright Stones

Contact

• Twitter: @prehistpod

• Kim Biddulph: @kimbiddulph

• Sue Greaney: @SueGreaney

• Joana Valdez-Tullet: @JoanaValdez

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Archer, Journey to Stonehenge - Episode 19

Jane Brayne has written and illustrated a comic strip style picture book on the journey of the Amesbury Archer, and kindly appears as a guest on the podcast to talk about it. The original excavator of the early Bronze Age burial the book is inspired by, Andrew Fitzpatrick, also talks about the background evidence for the book.

Links

• Buy Jane's book here
• Jane Brayne's website for Archer Journey to Stonehenge
• Jane's blog
• Andrew Fitzpatrick's profile page on Leicester University's website
• Link to Andrew's report on the Amesbury Archer
• Wessex Archaeology pages about the Amesbury Archer
• Page about the Amesbury Archer at Salisbury Museum, where he is on display

Contact

• Kim Biddulph @kimbiddulph @schprehistory
• Jane Brayne @SmallBoatBooks
• Andrew Fitzpatrick af215@le.ac.uk

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Stonehenge by Bernard Cornwell - Episode 6

I talk to Susan Greaney of English Heritage about Bernard Cornwell's epic novel about Stonehenge. Despite noticing some chronological finessing, and railing against the sexism of the late Neolithic as portrayed by the author, we discuss how the imaginative storytelling allows us to think about the why behind the building of this iconic monument.

Links

• Bernard Cornwell's Stonehenge
• English Heritage webpages about Stonehenge

Contacts

• Susan Greaney: @suegreaney
• Kim Biddulph, Schools Prehistory
  • www.schoolsprehistory.co.uk
  • @kimbiddulph
  • @schprehistory

Music was provided by Nigel Shaw. The track is "Yew" from Dartmoor Roundhouse by Seventh Wave Music at http://www.seventhwavemusic.co.uk/