28: Neolithic Balls and The Park of Monsters

Wes takes us to the Neolithic site of Skara Brae and the strange, intricately carved stone balls discovered there. Beth goes for a stroll through the Park of Monsters, an Italian Renaissance "garden" filled with mysterious grotesque statues. Show Notes: Our Merch store:https://www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458Our website: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/Our Website direct Contact page: https://www.whereourmindswander.com/contact/Support the Show:  https://www.whereourmindswander.com/support/Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/WhereOurMindsWanderOur Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/OurMindsWanderOur email: [email protected] to us on:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3vlmAO4u48AXbZuQh89gEZApple  Podcasts:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1629154174Episode Sources:Middle Music: https://www.purple-planet.comhttps://www.academia.edu/27318956/The_Carved_Stone_Balls_of_Scotland_Who_made_them_and_whyhttps://www.livescience.com/62843-enigmatic-stone-balls-scotland.htmlhttps://www.cnn.com/2018/06/29/world/scottish-carved-stone-balls/index.htmlhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/polished-stone-balls-found-5500-year-old-scottish-tomb-180978615/https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2021/04/the-mysterious-stone-balls-of-skara-brae/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_dodecahedronhttps://www.documentarytube.com/articles/roman-dodecahedra-the-enigma-resolvedhttps://www.grunge.com/926667/the-truth-about-the-man-who-commissioned-a-park-of-monsters/https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-monsters-of-bomarzo-bomarzo-italyhttps://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20170807-italys-mysterious-medieval-garden-of-monstershttps://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/03/10/gardens-of-bomarzo/?chrome=1&D4c=1&D_4_6cALL=1&D_4_6_10cALL=1&A1c=1 Support the showAll our links:Our website:  www.whereourmindswander.com/Our email: [email protected] Facebook : www.facebook.com/WhereOurMindsWanderSupport the Show:  www.whereourmindswander.com/support/Our Merch store: www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458Our Books on Amazon  www.amazon.com/dp/B0CG2R726Ywww.amazon.com/dp/B0CG412JMK Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCU-Fsxo4tN5xylI3FwB_iewTwitter Page: twitter.com/OurMindsWanderSpotify: open.spotify.com/show/3vlmAO4u48AXbZuQh89gEZApple  Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1629154174