The Man Who Studied Ghouls: TC Lethbridge and Weird Archaeology (with Lisa Grimm)
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
Some links:
Buy Me A Coffee:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wideatlantic
T.C. Lethbridge: The Man Who Saw The Future, Terry Welbourn, 2011
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21082097-t-c-lethbridge
Lisa on Twitter
Beer Ladies Podcast
https://twitter.com/beerladiespod
Picture from Iron Man Records
The Lost Valley Podcast
An Irish podcast about 'Lost Worlds' in lore and literature
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