Epi 1: The Monk With the Healed Sword Wound
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Epi 1: The Monk With the Healed Sword Wound
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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 isn’t just evidence of violence.
It’s evidence of care, survival, and community in a world far more dangerous and far more human than popular history suggests.
Join Ki as she explores:
what daily life inside a medieval monastery actually looked like
why monks were not always sheltered scholars
how forensic anthropologists identify sharp-force trauma
what bone healing reveals about long-term survival
the cultural and emotional meaning of a healed wound
the ways violence and compassion coexist in the archaeological record
Through the lens of one man’s skull, we dive into the science of trauma, the history of medieval conflict, and the deeply human stories bones carry through time.
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