About this episode

The hosts explore the mysteries of bog bodies and the story behind the unicorn tapestries in this two-part episode.

In this two-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Halli take a look at two topics of intrigue: Bog Bodies: Over a thousand bog bodies have turned up across Europe, in at least 250 sites from Ireland to the Baltics. The oldest date back 10,000 years Hunt of the Unicorn: The unicorn tapestries enthralled me as a child, the amount of effort put into them is staggering, and the fact that they have been preserved so well is amazing. But then I got to wondering, what exactly is the story behind them? And turns out, we're not 100% sure Pt. 1 Bog Bodies https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0156-0157-the-bog-unicorn-tapestries/

People in this episode

Hosts: Cayla, Nathan, Halli

Topics covered

• Bog Bodies
• Unicorn Tapestries
• History
• Archaeology
• Art Preservation

Keywords

• bog bodies
• unicorn tapestries
• archaeology
• history
• art preservation
• Europe
• Ireland
• Baltics

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Bog Bodies, Hunt of the Unicorn

Places: Europe, Ireland, Baltics

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