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We don't have strong oral traditions anymore, so I really have no way to guess how long things can be passed down by cultures that do. There's evidence the ind
by doubleunplussed 7y ago
We don't have strong oral traditions anymore, so I really have no way to guess how long things can be passed down by cultures that do.
There's evidence the indigenous Australians passed down knowledge of the end of the last glaciation period [1] 10000 - 13000 years ago.
[1] https://theconversation.com/ancient-aboriginal-stories-preserve-history-of-a-rise-in-sea-level-36010 https://theconversation.com/ancient-aboriginal-stories-prese...
- zaat 7y agoAgain, 10000 - 13000 years ago is much closer to us than the Neanderthals are to the ancient Aboriginal Australians or the ancient Hebrewes. And this stories, if they indeed are 13,000 years old, are by far the oldest example we have.