The Resurrectionists | A Morbid Archaeology and History Podcast

• Healing War Wounds Through Archaeology | Operation Nightingale

  What if archaeology could heal the living? In this episode of The Resurrectionists, osteoarchaeologist Giselle Kiraly joins Megan to explore Operation Nightingale — a groundbreaking project where war veterans recover and reconnect through archaeology. Discover how digging up the dead is helping soldiers process trauma, rebuild community, and find peace through the past.🎧 Love mysteries? Watch more episodes and dive deeper into the stories! https://bit.ly/resurrectionists 👉 Explore more mysteries and exclusive content here! https://linktr.ee/theresurrectionists 💡 Got a case in mind? Suggest new episode ideas here! https://bit.ly/episodesuggestions Guest Infohttps://www.instagram.com/awanderingarchaeologist/https://x.com/gisellekiralyhttps://www.gisellekiraly.com/ResourcesOsgood, R. (2023) Broken Pots, Mending Lives: The Archaeology of Operation Nightingale, Oxford: Oxbow Books https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7o3fVYTafs MusicDanse Macabre by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?collection=005Artist: http://incompetech.com/

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• Children Aren't Just Little Adults | The Truth About Childhood in History

  What can children’s bones reveal about life and death in the past? In this episode of The Resurrectionists, host Megan McGrath speaks with Isobel Grimley, a PhD researcher at the University of Bradford, about her groundbreaking work on frailty in children and adolescents from medieval and post-medieval England.Discover how skeletons challenge the myth that children were simply “little adults,” what their remains tell us about resilience, disease, and survival, and why studying young individuals transforms our understanding of history. From hidden stresses written in bones to the ethical questions of studying child remains, this episode uncovers the secret lives of children long gone, but never forgotten.🎧 Love mysteries? Watch more episodes and dive deeper into the stories! https://bit.ly/resurrectionists 👉 Explore more mysteries and exclusive content here! https://linktr.ee/theresurrectionists 💡 Got a case in mind? Suggest new episode ideas here! https://bit.ly/episodesuggestionsGuest Info:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isobel-grimley-379325223/BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/isobelgrimley.bsky.socialUpcoming Publications:Grimley, I.J., Koon, H. and Curtis-Summers, S. (in prep.) The Developmental Frailty Index: A Novel Method to Assess Frailty in Non Adult and Young Adult Human Skeletal Remains. Submission as a Brief Communication to the American Journal of Biological Anthropology, likely Spring 2026.Grimley, I.J. and Craig-Atkins, E. (in prep.) Harnessing the Concept of Frailty to Investigate the Impact of Physiological Stress on Past Pubertal Timing. Submission as a Research article to the International Journal of Paleopathology, likely Autumn 2025. King, J., Weale, M. C., Jennings, B., George, S. Grimley, I.J, Castells Navarro, L., Sutton-Butler, A. (inprep) Redefining Teaching and Learning in Archaeology from the Perspective of a Visually Impaired Student and their Supporting Academic Staff. Invited book chapter (Archaeology to Transform andDisrupt), currently under review by book editors.MusicDanse Macabre by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?collection=005Artist: http://incompetech.com/

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• Ask the Osteologist | QnA Special with VangelinaSkov

  QnA special episode answering your questions!

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• How Human Bones Were Used to Stop Paris Sinking

  Discover how Paris’s ancient quarries, once used to build the city, transformed into one of the world’s largest underground graveyards. From collapsing streets to overcrowded cemeteries, uncover the chilling history behind the Paris Catacombs and the millions of skeletons resting beneath the City of Lights. 🎧 Love video? Watch episodes and dive deeper into the stories here! 👉 Explore more mysteries and exclusive content here! 💡 Got a case in mind? Suggest new episode ideas here! References Author Unknown (2024) “The Ossuary”, Les Catacombes de Paris. https://www.catacombes.paris.fr/en/history/ossuary Deps, P. D., Collin, S. M., Robin, S., & Charlier, P. (2020) “Leprosy in skulls from the Paris Catacombs”, Annals of Human Biology, 1–6. doi:10.1080/03014460.2020.171 Lau, R., Bellido, M., Reichert, A., & Leung, E. Y. C. (2017). “Transforming Catacombs and the City of Paris: The Spatial Relationship Between the Home for the Living and the Dead”, Dynamics of Community Formation, 237–248. doi:10.1057/978-1-137-53359-3_12 Schmeidler, K. (2022) “Prevalence of Wormian (Sutural) Bones in the Paris Catacombs Ossuary”, The FASEB Journal, 36. 10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.S1.R5654. Willsher, K. (2024) “‘Bodies were dropped down quarry shafts’: secrets of millions buried in Paris catacombs come to light”, The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/19/bodies-quarry-shafts-millions-buried-paris-catacombs Music Danse Macabre by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?collection=005 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

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• How One Disabled Teenager Navigated Life in Ancient Roman Britain

  Explore the fascinating story of a disabled teenager who lived in Roman Britain nearly 2,000 years ago. Through the osteological study of their remains, we uncover how they adapted to life with impairments and what their care reveals about attitudes toward disability in the ancient world. Discover how this young individual’s life challenges our modern assumptions about Roman society and the treatment of people with disabilities. 🎧 Love video? Watch episodes on YouTube here! 👉 Explore more mysteries and exclusive content here! 💡 Got a case in mind? Suggest new episode ideas here! References Castells Navarro, L., Southwell-Wright, W., Manchester, K. and Buckberry, J. (2017) Interpretation of a probable case of Poliomyelitis in the Romano-British social context. Nagouse, E. and Jenner, G. (2021) "Disability in the Ancient World", You're Dead to Me Podcast. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0b0wd4p Roberts, C.A., Knüsel, C.J. and Race, L. (2004) "A foot deformity from a Romano-British cemetery at Gloucester, England, and the current evidence for talipes in palaeopathology", Int. J. Osteoarchaeol., 14: 389-403. https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.723 Tilly, L. (2012) "The Bioarchaeology of Care", The Society of American Archaeology Archaeological Record 12 (3), 39-41. Music Intro: Danse Macabre by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?collection=005 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

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