The Darkives

Leo Eaton and Jamie Tavenner

This isn't your typical history podcast, it's a little bit dark history with a splash of dark humor Host Jamie and co-host Leo delve into history's darkest archived stories. They shed a little light on some of the creepy, weird, dark and sometimes downright disturbing stories you won't find in history books (at least not the more nasty bits). From killer cults, forgotten voyages, true crime and generally dark moments in world history. We'll all go into the past to reveal the more obscure and take a lighthearted look at the macabre. Join our hosts as they pull bizarre history stories of from The Darkives. perfect for fans of: funny conversations about history, eerie historical tales, alternative history, grim historical stories, spooky history, offbeat history, banter podcasts, casual conversational history, laid-back history, weird facts about history

  1. The Dark History of: Ice Mummies

    12/05/2025

    The Dark History of: Ice Mummies

    This week ice mummies! We 'chisel' out a few stories from The Darkives of ancient burial practices, unsettling stories, and icy tomb discoveries. Learn the stories behind Ötzi the Iceman, Inca ice mummies in the Andes, and Siberian ice burials. Let's thaw the veiled history covering these ancient and chilling archaeological mummy finds. Bundle up in something warm, we're climbing mountains to uncover the true stories of some of the most famous Ice mummies and maidens of all time. Sources: https://secretsoftheice.com/ice-mummies/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/141017-white-war-first-world-war-italy-austro-hungarian-mountains-historyhttps://www.iceman.it/en/oetzi/the-bodyhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Otzihttps://www.cnn.com/2023/11/03/world/ice-maiden-juanita-facial-reconstruction-scnhttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/sacrificial-ceremony/https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/science/peruvian-ice-maidenhttps://www.livescience.com/38504-incan-child-mummies-lives-revealed.htmlhttps://www.history.com/articles/ice-maiden-mummy-siberiahttps://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0b5vtbj/the-mystery-of-siberia-s-2-500-year-old-ice-maiden- Theme music: Ways of the Wizard Composed by: geoffharvey Licensed through: Pixabay Used with permission, Thank you Geoff! Keywords: frozen mummies, ancient ice mummies, preserved bodies in ice, ice mummy discoveries, ancient human remains, ancient burial practices, eerie archaeological finds, chilling ancient mysteries, macabre historical discoveries unsettling mummy stories, Inca ice mummies, Andes sacrifice mummies, high-altitude mummies, dark history podcast episode, creepy history podcast topics, bizarre historical events, mysterious archaeological finds, ancient mysteries explained, true story of ice mummy discoveries, ancient rituals and ice burials, chilling stories from archaeological history, real history behind ice mummy legends

    41 min
3.7
out of 5
3 Ratings

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This isn't your typical history podcast, it's a little bit dark history with a splash of dark humor Host Jamie and co-host Leo delve into history's darkest archived stories. They shed a little light on some of the creepy, weird, dark and sometimes downright disturbing stories you won't find in history books (at least not the more nasty bits). From killer cults, forgotten voyages, true crime and generally dark moments in world history. We'll all go into the past to reveal the more obscure and take a lighthearted look at the macabre. Join our hosts as they pull bizarre history stories of from The Darkives. perfect for fans of: funny conversations about history, eerie historical tales, alternative history, grim historical stories, spooky history, offbeat history, banter podcasts, casual conversational history, laid-back history, weird facts about history

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