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It's not farfetched. But at the same time, it puts a lot of pressure in the immutability of oral traditions. Back then, distances were simply bigger, both in a
by Shorel 4y ago
It's not farfetched. But at the same time, it puts a lot of pressure in the immutability of oral traditions.
Back then, distances were simply bigger, both in actual distance and in time.
For a single culture to have been the origin, their message and mythos needed to be reproduced with precision through countless generations.
I am not saying this is impossible, and in fact it is plausible, just that this is a factor to take into account.
- zozbot234 4y ago> Back then, distances were simply bigger, both in actual distance and in time. I think it's been amply demonstrated that long-distance sea voyages were always feasible - which is how Oceania was populated in the first place. So the tales of ancient mariners bringing advanced knowledge to all sorts of peoples may well have some merit.
- cryptonector 4y agoIt's plausible, but keeping all that knowledge and opsec going across 1,000 generations (or more) is... very challenging -- so challenging that I doubt it actually happened.