Tristan Hughes

Hello and welcome to this special episode of The Ancients.

Now, as I'm sure you're aware, Greenland is and has been in the news quite a lot recently.

Now, on The Ancients, we don't cover events of the modern day, but what we can do is shine a light on the incredible histories and prehistories

of these areas of the world and Greenland is a fantastic example of that.

We want to promote the archaeology, the prehistory of this massive island in the north of the world.

A prehistory that stretches back thousands of years.

A rich tale of archaeology but also mythology.

What I loved about this chat is the wealth of archaeology that survives because of the cold conditions.

Think of the snow and the cold conditions acting like a natural freezer.

So, so many organic materials survive.

And then combining that with mythology to learn more about how these people lived and how they viewed the polar world around them.

Our guest for this episode is Dr. Asta Munstul.

She is an archaeologist from Greenland.

She also specialises in the mythology as well.

She was so wonderful to talk to, so warm and lovely and really shines a light on the people of Greenland and their long, long history.

I really do hope you enjoy.

Let's go.

It's 800 years ago.

High up in the Arctic, a fire burns brightly, nurtured within a building made of stone and bone.

Animal skins insulate the interior.