Hosted by Ki Roberts · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 13 episodes
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Bones tell stories. Trauma leaves a record. Folklore teaches us what humans fear and what we’ve survived.I’m Ki Roberts, a forensic anthropology student and dark-academia storyteller exploring the strange, scientific, and sometimes haunting intersections between death, history, trauma, and meaning.Join me for candlelit deep-dives into skeletal mysteries, weird anthropology, ancient violence, ghost lore, and the forensic truths buried beneath sensational myths.Field Notes from the Dead is where science meets storytelling and where the past refuses to stay silent.
Ki Roberts hosts Field Notes from the Dead, a society show with 13 episodes published.
After wars, epidemics, disasters, and personal tragedy, ghost stories often appear Why? In this episode of Field Notes from the Dead, we explore a fascinating anthropological question: Why do humans tell stories about th
For centuries, people believed fairies were stealing children and replacing them with changelings. But beneath the folklore may have been something far more human. In this episode of Field Notes from the Dead, we explore
The Werewolf Trials: Fear, Disease, and the Monster in the Woods. Why did thousands of people in early modern Europe believe werewolves were real? In this episode of Field Notes from the Dead, we explore the anthropology
Why do certain crimes become labeled as “ritualistic”? And what happens when fear, culture, religion, and violence collide? In this episode of Field Notes from the Dead, we explore the anthropology behind ritual crimes,
Why do humans create monsters? From vampires and witches to serial killers and internet horror, every society creates stories about dangerous things lurking in the dark. But anthropology suggests these creatures are more
This episode discusses disappearance, historical violence, and grief in a non-graphic but emotionally heavy context. Please take care of yourself while listening.Welcome to Field Notes from the Dead, a podcast exploring
Writing trauma realistically doesn’t mean being graphic. In this episode, we explore how trauma actually works, how it shows up in behavior and memory, and how writers and worldbuilders can portray it with care — without
In this episode, we explore how ancient peoples across the world deliberately opened the skull, how we know many patients survived, and what trepanation reveals about healing, ritual, and community care. Using osteologic
Content Note: This episode discusses cannibalism in the archaeological record from an educational and anthropological perspective. The discussion is non-graphic and focuses on evidence, context, and ethics, but the topic
How do bones reveal when something happened? In this episode, we break down how forensic anthropologists distinguish between antemortem, perimortem, and postmortem trauma and how the entire body acts as a clock through t
Why were some people in the past buried with stones over their necks? Why were some pinned down, bound, or placed face down in graves? And were they really “witches,” “vampires,” or “criminals”… or something far more com
Cheddar Man, one of the oldest nearly complete skeletons in Britain; became a cultural flashpoint when ancient DNA revealed he likely had dark skin, dark curls, and blue or green eyes. But what does his genome really tel
In this debut episode of Field Notes from the Dead, we open the case file of a medieval monk whose skull carries the unmistakable mark of a sword strike, a blow he survived long enough for the bone to heal. This wound is
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Field Notes from the Dead is hosted by Ki Roberts. The show is categorised under society (culture) and has published 13 episodes.
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