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Re:Ancient civilisation under eastern Turkey estimated to be... by macleginn on Saturday May 21, 2022 @03:44AM (#31456065)
Very close similarities between mythological narratives in very different parts of the world (e.g., South Africa and Australia) show that some of them should have appeared tens of thousands of years ago. The earliest motifs seem to be about the origin of death. https://folklore.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/28?locale=en_US
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Re:Ancient civilisation under eastern Turkey estimated to be... by kqr on Saturday May 21, 2022 @03:55AM (#31456106)
Humans are amazing at recording facts through narratives passed down through generations. Geography that has long since disappeared can be preserved through thousands o years: https://www.sapiens.org/language/oral-tradition/
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