Saving Christmas Spirit (2022) is the story of a holiday-hating archaeologist who must travel to Scotland on Christmas to save her job, where she falls in love with a failing Scotch distiller (get it? Spirit? Scotch? It’s a pun! Do you get it?). Ross tells us everything wrong with this movie’s depiction of the Scottish Highlands (also we talk about archaeology).

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In this episode:

The Canadian Barn Dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc0yO39IRKg

The Cairngorm Reindeer Herd: https://www.cairngormreindeer.co.uk/

Reindeer velvet: https://www.reindeerfarm.com/blog/reindeer-velvet/

The Broddenbjerg idol: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broddenbjerg_idol

The Ballachulish Idol: https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/stories/scottish-history-and-archaeology/ballachulish-figure/

Knocknagel Boar Stone: https://highlandpictishtrail.co.uk/project/knocknagael-boar-stone/

Who were the Picts? https://www.digitscotland.com/who-were-the-picts/

Flipco Hand Held Metal Detector Super Scanner with Beep Vibrator on Amazon: https://www.amazon.in/Flipco-Metal-Detector-Scanner-Vibrator/dp/B01NCQAKL6

How ground penetrating radar works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUNO9DNFxMQ

Glenfinnan Viaduct (Harry Potter Train): https://www.belmond.com/ideas/articles/harry-potter-glenfinnan-viaduct

Scottish Clans: https://www.highlandtitles.com/scottish-clans-and-families/

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