Eric Meyers

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2,596 appearances 16 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 4d ago

Eric Meyers’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Forbidden History · The Oseberg Mystery: Secrets of the Viking Skeletons · 25 Aug 2026 podcast

There are several sleds, and the largest item a large wooden cart. voice-verified

Maybe the two women, advanced in years or too sick or infirm to walk, use these in life. voice-verified

Again, everything is ornately carved. voice-verified

On the cart is depicted the goddess Freya, who, it's said, also had a carriage pulled by cats. voice-verified

The many animal carvings, the goddess imagery, voice-verified

Did the women have a spiritual or shaman like importance beyond conventional status through wealth? voice-verified

It's unique. voice-verified

As well as the sketches that were made, many of these artifacts were also recorded in a different way. voice-verified

one that in nineteen oh five was a technology very new to archaeology. voice-verified

Photography had been around for over half a century. voice-verified

But it was only really now that cameras were becoming practical enough to use as a means of accurate documentary recording. voice-verified

Photographs were taken during the excavation. voice-verified

They not only record the event for us now, but voice-verified

There are also glimpses of a lost world. voice-verified

and of some of the first modern archaeologists. voice-verified

They're black and white large format slides, so they contain a huge amount of detail. voice-verified

Photographs of the dig and the artifacts went around the world. voice-verified

But while people marveled at the grave goods and the ship, the site of the excavation, the mound itself, was forgotten. voice-verified

Tirya Gansum has been intrigued by the Osserberg burial since his childhood. voice-verified

He's studied Gustafsson's archive more than anyone. voice-verified

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