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I think I read somewhere that Aboriginal Australians have oral tradition that mentions rain forests covering much of the continent. I wonder if these are the s
by javbit 5y ago
I think I read somewhere that Aboriginal Australians have oral tradition that mentions rain forests covering much of the continent. I wonder if these are the same (edit: perhaps remnants of, since the fossils are dated in the millions of years) forests that the article mentions.
If anything, really shows how the “traditional” knowledge that I personally did not consider much before may be worth taking a second look at.
- briga 5y agoConsidering that the Aborigines spent tens of thousands of years doing controlled burns (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire-stick_farming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire-stick_farming), it's quite likely the ecosystem and climate changed quite a bit in that time, much like every piece of land humans have touched.
- femto 5y agoAboriginal oral tradition is often an accurate historical record: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-16/research-gives-merit-to-accuracy-of-aboriginal-storytelling/6861614 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-16/research-gives-merit-... As the article notes, oral tradition has "error correction" built into it as multiple generations overlap and check each other's accuracy of retelling. It's not like a game of "telephone", where the message gets repeated only once.
- morphle 5y agohttps://ap-st01.ext.exlibrisgroup.com/61USC_INST/upload/1641777955763_PDF%20-%20Published%20Version%20%28Open%20Access%29.pdf?Expires=1641778075&Signature=s0oWqXUxMnx6P5KJIKkwFSUWjFHKiCcHWzXa-9rODGisEJLfKbZ4Yv08thCmI1Cel7d2AKHloEWI9XtmhjEeL40M8E3AMUT9ykOhwDgX9bstK-ud-nXwVsBY8rx2fsxO1RGCRXO9fZohCQLMuj70fb2~ESaOSzrQ6KzHpghUekSkDO7Wc8mzILZmcaLPpJm9DoRCcg9Owzbat3sxdIbO2J6YvwzXSGkMRsqnoqK5mkpgsgo-r0Y8RoA-yagy5mjDdYUXUXlcN96P7FANuxHS2Thlx9n~8zBaGyLnTgFn-Ui1dGyVba0UubplMRmpHW92AMQimxULjE1Pjpb8mi~7Yw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJ72OZCZ36VGVASIA https://ap-st01.ext.exlibrisgroup.com/61USC_INST/upload/1641... https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/38936810/OralTradSeaLevelsREID-with-cover-page-v2.pdf?Expires=1641781503&Signature=gRDlHTVzShla44OoLn-lfvrHMlIaUiDMabeSgL9hyRyCZ3mnkifuA-xo3M8Xck5N~6Dn8VuEVXLGK6RbqBLWxVD69vtC87m6pRPjoZRZ0M8r2go6w3GVOvJvToUurOiDyH8Pzk6XiZCj1LQmwh0rVn6mL2IoWtx9Sg3HVSl8c~rH5Czg9in5iz33q39t-3hAnR7CCd65Asl2Vuy2-D1w~o7ZwAPOggJkC-8sWDaC4bjlNiBAgl--w0hvZyn8GCcVC1mZEDd4f0KTuCp6Rj7TkAPuW4YP1W-WHhF~Rpq2WyaPM9vFDzVh8SkgQVdkElkcflOow02VwkiwuLr1uhNxJg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/38936810/OralTradSeaLe... https://watermark.silverchair.com/113nunn.pdf?token=AQECAHi208BE49Ooan9kkhW_Ercy7Dm3ZL_9Cf3qfKAc485ysgAAAvYwggLyBgkqhkiG9w0BBwagggLjMIIC3wIBADCCAtgGCSqGSIb3DQEHATAeBglghkgBZQMEAS4wEQQM_q-2U_14W6AFLbUqAgEQgIICqayu-wC_K2aOi9mX30K8rgAaT7YNruBQbwhRv1Qw9f2ad_Vi2T6krSA0K6tcD0GOJ9kY1JkEAT9S8knjXCFVbrBw7FzaauFKYTXWtQMMg66G9gOYFT4PvZttXhwC8kLycdNwSyV0O_rlx9nMLhpPxlmrHATtTzgbPOgynISQIpxldK5ppvK8oGznfNEHyTlUYUD2f5B0GkY2qZZVscedLki6H65wj6lgEVQ7nYMaXDWW2E4DlzqyA2MgzbWgY7B29Ia_-aK8NuU0wPiMyFN3JoxfZ6DINpYWvjx4fzZoaYpMWOi5yf_DxAxNQwIC3nzLfpwNHlrtixMxV5DrE9D76s230bEQh1YBEfRG8TJ5ej7-aVXBfdMulB7pyOVSXU8Zc0mTW3y_3b4u8eqRT8PL5qSsh0Hbo6g5Xsk-jIEY9DiVoDYSKj2PpD8clBNBCuSwKcGSjIGEbDvUH0udC-_6f9AA673JAlEhps0OJSe4lEMbW28TFdYetSGUHsKo_R5uvNsnZgbVWTEK6uKrPKK-rWyGyCvdiAZhxKm8rAozoEW4uaqo677zuLqqhSKEGXNQnfQJpEhnHUKtQzWKt6L2d1sdvb7OiqQoIgU6gqLFVKJv5g1lwhfxuY9klMZlsUpBQg0sGo7yKo_fmrqySrJGT-vHfW-07oe2mFkU2kWaH8RZt_yIAFFHuMLMTqDJGPCtsuIykw3zE3HeAz4igPL6ZwIyPbwJRLilF05-CstG_nCJw0_HtlqMrIJEHEiB0kjGYdHgus_wwSlyp-z02Exp8FT7waucdAyDJinJcuBdcSpO95NqK3DguGRRP064zVFieKCnXSVoFC53CCt3I7zZ3lHM3NBYFKzt6Q1fA6-AXjxtpgbcSCO9mv_Pbp5PDhiXiPrsb9uc4Tp9DQ https://watermark.silverchair.com/113nunn.pdf?token=AQECAHi2...
- Tagbert 5y agoI recognize that the Aboriginal and other oral traditions preserve information for a long time, but this article is talking about climate from before the end of the Miocene around 5 million years ago. If the stores were about a previous climate it was a much younger climate than this one.
- javbit 5y agoYeah, I realized after I wrote my initial comment. Sometimes tangential thoughts just hijack your mind :D