Monthly Archives: March 2015
It’s finished – a strange feeling of loss
I have sent back the page proofs. I have done the last correction. After seven years of nurturing my baby every day, there is nothing more I can do. The book is now completely under the control of Cambridge University … Continue reading
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Orality – why it is so important for prehistoric archaeologists
Primary orality is what you have when you don’t have literacy. It is often commented that prehistoric cultures didn’t leave a written record. What is almost never mentioned is that cultures which had no contact with writing did have an alternative. They had … Continue reading
Posted in archaeologists, archaeology, Australian Aboriginal, indigenous memory systems, lukasa, memory, Memory Spaces, mnemonics, mythology, orality, prehistory, primary orality, Yolngu
Tagged Australian Aboriginal, indigenous, knowledge, lukasa, memory, Memory Spaces, mnemonic devices, mnemonics, orality, prehistory, primary orality, Yolngu
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