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I'm skeptical of the idea that they could be thought to have kept their culture. Even through records we see massive changes over time. Anyway, oral transmissi
by PittleyDunkin 2y ago
I'm skeptical of the idea that they could be thought to have kept their culture. Even through records we see massive changes over time.
Anyway, oral transmission can be extremely durable over time.
- chiph 2y agoYou've never played the "telephone game" in school? Passing information verbally from one person to another (whether standing next to you or to the next generation) is famously inaccurate, even when everyone is trying to ensure correctness. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_game https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_game
- Wowfunhappy 2y ago> even when everyone is trying to ensure correctness. ...I am, uh, skeptical of that with regard to the telephone game. There's always one secret troublemaker.