# The Werewolf Anomaly  -  Ancient Spirits in Modern Times

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Published: 2026-07-27T11:00:02+00:00
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A shepherd at the edge of a Rhineland forest counted his flock at dusk and came up two short. What he saw at the treeline was not a wolf. What his descendants would eventually call it was not a man. And what the isotope numbers in a Neanderthal femur are quietly telling us this year is that the folklore may have been keeping records the entire time. 🔗 Read the blurb: https://troubledminds.substack.com/p/the-werewolf-anomaly-ancient-spirits 📡 Troubled Minds Radio Website: https://troubledminds.org Twitter: @TroubledMindsR If you are having a mental health crisis and need immediate help, please go to https://troubledminds.org/help/ and call somebody right now. Reaching out for support is a sign of strength. LIVE ON Digital Radio! https://www.kuapdb.com/ Support The Show! https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/troubled-minds-radio--4953916/support https://ko-fi.com/troubledminds https://patreon.com/troubledminds https://www.buymeacoffee.com/troubledminds https://troubledfans.com Friends of Troubled Minds! - https://troubledminds.org/friends Show Schedule Sun--Tues--Thurs 7-10pst iTunes - https://apple.co/2zZ4hx6 Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2UgyzqM TuneIn - https://bit.ly/2FZOErS Twitter X - https://bit.ly/2CYB71U ---------------------------------------- https://troubledminds.substack.com/p/the-werewolf-anomaly-ancient-spirits https://www.iflscience.com/the-neanderthal-trophic-anomaly-our-extinct-cousins-either-ate-mammoths-or-insane-amounts-of-maggots-84148 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/history-magazine/article/a-german-werewolfs-confessions-horrified-1500s-europe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Stumpp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basajaun https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beast_of_G%C3%A9vaudan https://www.history.com/articles/beast-gevaudan-france-theories https:…

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