Summary
A discussion unfolds about a personal experience in the Middle East during the mid-1980s, led by archaeologist Susan. While preparing for a trip to Iraq, Susan encounters a frantic older man in a market in Amman, who warns her not to go. Shortly after, she receives a concerning phone call from her mother in New Zealand, who shares a troubling dream about Susan's eye. Ignoring the warnings, Susan travels to Baghdad and later to northern Iraq, where she suffers an injury that results in the loss of vision in her right eye, echoing the earlier warnings.
Susan reflects on the eerie coincidences surrounding her injury and the premonitions she experienced. She shares insights from her archaeological work, including a significant find at the Roman city of Jerash, where she uncovered a carpenter's workshop preserved by an earthquake. Now residing in the Chatham Islands of New Zealand, she continues her work in archaeology while also focusing on environmental efforts with her husband. The conversation highlights the importance of respecting sacred archaeological sites and the connections to cultural heritage in New Zealand.
Show Notes
As regular listeners will know just before 2pm each Friday we like to get our spook on ...we call it Freaky Friday... and it's when we dive into the unexplained .. the unusual .. and the downright odd! If you have a strange story we'd love to hear from you, text 2101 or email [email protected] Today Jesse is speaking with Susan, an archaeologist whose story takes us to the Middle East in the 1980s.
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