The Man Who Studied Ghouls: TC Lethbridge and Weird Archaeology (with Lisa Grimm)

The Lost Valley Podcast

English - October 25, 2021 12:04 - 1 hour - 56 MB - ★★★★★ - 23 ratings
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Ancient chalk figures, Arctic exploration, pendulums, and emotions 'recorded' onto the landscape: TC Lethbridge dabbled in them all, and remains an important figure in mid-20th century alternative thinking. Lisa from the Beer Ladies Podcast joins us at the cabin to talk about Lethbridge. We cover:

-Lethbridge’s early archaeological career

-Lethbridge as an institution figure vs an outsider

-The imperial era of archaeology and exploration

-The Mildenhall Treasure

-‘Lost white race’ theories

-The disputed Cambridge chalk figures

-Lethbridge’s pendulum ideas

-early takes on the ‘Stone Tape’ theory

-Colin Wilson promoting TC Lethbridge

-A ‘ghoul’ as a physical area of negative energy

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