The Three Brothers was the most coveted jewel of the Renaissance. It vanished during the most dire days of the English Civil War, and nobody has seen it since.
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Music: Tavern Loop by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
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Music: Adventure by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
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Music: Medieval Loop 1 by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
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Teller of the Tales by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4467-teller-of-the-tales
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Sonata 17 by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4392-sonata-17
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Minstrel Guild by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4056-minstrel-guild
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The Vikings were once the terror of northern Europe, with a civilization that extended from Russia to Iceland. Among their sagas of warrior gods, berserkers, and conquests, stands out a Viking sorcerer who became a folk hero in his native Iceland. How credible are the tales of Egill Skallagrímsson’s adventures, and is his lost hoard of silver still waiting to be uncovered?
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Music: Daudir by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
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Music: Efter Storm by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
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Music: Landskab by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
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Music: Horsemen Approach by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
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Music: Wildlands by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
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Music: The Northern Path by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
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Music: Hymn to the Gods by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
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Music: Skaga by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
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Music: Norther by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
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For over 2,000 years, treasure hunters the world over have searched for the legendary gold mines of the Biblical King Solomon. Leads were few and far between, until an adventure novel spawned a renewed interest in the missing mines, with a focus on several possible locations in Ethiopia. Is there any basis to the story at all, or were a series of unrelated treasures merely conflated with the Biblical legend?
Music:
Trouble With Tribals by Kevin MacLeod
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Adding The Sun by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5708-adding-the-sun
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Desert City by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3639-desert-city
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Firebrand by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3757-firebrand
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Bumba Crossing by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3462-bumba-crossing
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Artifact by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3382-artifact
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Accralate by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3336-accralate
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Infados by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3914-infados
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River Fire by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4294-river-fire
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Temple of the Manes by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4468-temple-of-the-manes
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Return of the Mummy by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4281-return-of-the-mummy
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Mystery Bazaar by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4107-mystery-bazaar
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ARGHH! Courtney and Max discuss what scares them, their own spooky encounters, as well as curses, curses, and more curses!

* Cursed mummies!
* Cursed Pompeii
* Cursed witch symbols!
* And more!

 
 
 
 
 
Because the world isn’t scary enough, Relic celebrates Halloween 2020 with a look into some horror movies that were almost lost, and some influential titles. We’re joined by special guest, Shane Anderson, filmmaker and host of the Mighty Motion Picture Rangers Podcast. We discuss how one of the most influential horror films of all time was almost a lost treasure; the waves and booms of the horror genre; some of our favorite fights; and the difference between American and Australian horror movies.
You can check out some of Shane’s work, featured here.
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In 1973, President Richard Nixon is accused of spying on his political opponents and undermining the constitution of the United States of America. His secret recordings are handed over to the authorities, but a mysterious eighteen-and-a-half minute gap remained…
New project announcement! While Relic will release intermittently until next year, you can check out my other project: Arcanum Age.It’s a multimedia fantasy/sci-fi series told over e-book and audio.

The most iconic prop in Hollywood history…stolen! The weird saga behind the heist of the Ruby Slippers.

Surprise! Formerly a Relic Patron exclusive, this minisode focuses on the very lost (and very big) bell of a Burmese king.
Stay tuned for a few more releases, fresh from the Patreon.

Special guest: author and podcaster Moxie LaBouche, host of “Your Brain on Facts“.
In this episode, we tackle two great literary losses: The Library of Alexandria and The Library of Ivan The Terrible.
Check out Moxie’s book here!

Part 2/2
If Atlantis really existed, then where might it be located today? Separating legend from plausibility, this is the question archaeologists and scientists have asked themselves. Was Atlantis a misidentified civilization destroyed by disaster? Or did the lost empire precede written history?
Music by Derek Fiechter and Purple Planet

“In a single day and night of misfortune…the island of Atlantis disappeared into the depths of the sea.” It is perhaps one of the most famous lines of dialogue attributed to a lost treasure, but the stories behind the Lost City of Atlantis are as vast as the ocean where it presumably lies. In celebration of Relic’s 50th episode, Part 1 of 2 in our deep dive into the Antlantean legacy. First, what basis is there to the legend, if any?
Music by Derek Fiechter and Purple Planet

As thanks for the generous donations on Patreon this past month, I wanted to express my gratitude with another Faberge Egg story.
Oh, and until June 2020, all Patreon episodes are free. Check them out at Patreon.com/Relic

Firstly, thank you to all who donated to the Relic Patreon over the course of the last month. It was a huge help during this period of uncertainty! I will be releasing a bonus episode this upcoming week that will include a shout-out.
The Faberge Eggs are pinnacles of luxury. Jewel encrusted and carved from precious metals, the Eggs were the treasures of the last Romanov Tsars…until 300 years of monarchical rule was toppled by the Russian Revolution. Though most of the Eggs were sold and auctioned off over the years, six remain missing. However, lost eggs have resurfaced before, and in unlikely places…
Niklas Drude – Korobeiniki © CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b
Additional music from MusOpen
Special research thanks to Mieke’s Faberge Eggs
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Matzo ball soap. Swimming pool cakes. Cafe Bustelo.
Time is meaningless.
Also…
Mammoth facts, and creepy places made out of Mammoth Bones.
An unearthed trading port with an interesting commodity (and irritating infrastructure)
Weird swords in ancient monasteries, and the secrets they hold.
And the oldest substance in the solar system discovered in the middle of nowhere.
Courtney @DomesticPodcast  / https://linktr.ee/thecultofdomesticity
Max @Losttreasurepod  / Patreon.com/Relic

A Relic “Whodunnit?” Erica Morini was considered the greatest violinist of the 20th century, thanks in part due to her mastery of the priceless Stradivarius violin. By the end of her life, Morini was a former shell of herself, and the violin she once played remained unsecured in her increasingly disheveled apartment. In 1995, her treasured instrument was stolen. The culprits? Her closest friends and family, all who had motives of their own…
A bulk of the research for this episode comes from Amy Dickinson’s article “The Case of the Stolen Stradivarius.”
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Note on audio: Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, episodes of Relic are being recorded in my house until studio access resumes. Please bear with the slightly different sound quality while we make adjustments.
Music from MusOpen

In this episode of the Trove:
– Zombie viruses
– A dead (important) French guy
– Let’s bring back the Woolly Mammoth
– Connecticut: Still Revolutionary (and full of skeletons)
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Joined by Rob Kristofferson of the Our Strange Skies podcast, we pick apart the bane of every archaeologist’s existence: ancient astronaut / ancient alien theories. Famously popularized by The History Channel, the sensational belief that early man was not only visited by extraterrestrials, but helped us build ancient monuments, has become a phenomena both deeply fascinating as it is flagrantly unscientific. We look at a few cases, such as the origins of this theory, the pyramids (duh), the sarcophagus of King Pacal, Relic favorite: the Nazca lines, and some other cases.
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Skinflaps on fingers and lost viking ships.
Gold bars in soil and art thieving tips.
Haunted doll islands and anchors in coves.
These are a few of my favorite troves.
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During World War II, an Englishman named T.E. Lawrence fought in the Arab uprising against the Ottoman Empire. While travelling, “Lawrence of Arabia” learned of a majestic city that he dubbed “The Atlantis of the Sands”, a kingdom that been buried under the dunes of the Empty Quarter. But this lost city was well known to the Arab world; it had appeared in the 1,001 Nights and was even mentioned by name in The Quran. Is Ubar, or Iram of the Pillars, waiting to be unearthed?
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Music featured in this episode:
“Hidden Wonders” “Curse of the Scarab” “East of Tunisia” “Ibn Al-Noor” “Desert City” “Send for the Horses”
by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Our first episode of the decade takes a trip back to the 1990s to revisit a children’s game show called Legends of the Hidden Temple. Animator and hobby cartoon archivist, Brett Wilson, joins me as we discuss the veracity of the treasures featured on the show, dream about putting together the shrine of the silver monkey, and delve into just how deeply traumatizing this show was for its young contestants. Was the promise of Space Camp really worth it?
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