Surprise! We’re talking all things spooky caves in this bonus episode we recorded last fall with the incomparable Sara Head of the Archaeological Fantasies podcast. Listen to hear us discuss the use and mythology about caves from prehistory to current-day TikTok conspiracies. This episode is a bit less polished than our regular ones, but we hope you enjoy this deep dive into the creepy world of caves! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Pandora, or iHeartRadio.
You can find Sara on Twitter @ArchyFantasies, or on these podcasts: Archaeological Fantasies, Paranormal Archaeology, and Digging to the Other Side.
View the Missing 411 maps here: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/missing-persons-cave-maps/
Photos of the Crystal Maiden skeleton in the Cave of the Crystal Sepulchre: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-crystal-maiden-of-the-actun-tunichil-muknal-cave-belize
Here are our sources:
- https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna26208873
- https://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Midwest/04/28/cave.deaths/index.html
- https://www.archaeology.org/issues/96-1307/trenches/962-greece-portals-underworld-neolithic
- https://magazine.mayaluxe.com/articles//cenotes-of-yucatan-sacred-portals-to-the-maya-paradise
- https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/11-hidden-spots-to-enter-the-underworld
- https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2014-5-september-october/green-life/spelunkers-beware-these-are-5-spookiest-caves-america
- https://www.ladbible.com/community/weird-conspiracy-theorist-says-people-are-going-missing-in-cannibal-caves-20210525
- https://www.thesmokies.com/dennis-martin-feral-humans/
- https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/02/getting-lost-cave-labyrinth-brain/582865/
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/journey-oldest-cave-paintings-world-180957685/
- https://www.science101.com/why-the-catacombs-in-paris-are-dubbed-the-gate-to-hell/
- https://drivinvibin.com/2021/05/04/national-parks-home-to-feral-people/
- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12520-018-0599-5
- https://nypost.com/2018/02/20/theres-a-good-reason-why-people-suddenly-died-near-roman-portal-to-hell/
- https://www.cometoparis.com/paris-guide/paris-monuments/the-catacombs-of-paris-s955
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catacombs_of_Paris
- https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2018/02/02/paris-from-quarry-to-catacombs/