Monthly Archives: June 2016

Singing the land, signing the land

Posted on June 26, 2016 by lynne

Singing the land, signing the land is written by Helen Watson with The Yolngu community at Yirrkala, and David Wade Chambers. Because the Yolngu community were so heavily involved, the content is an accurate reflection of the way they want their knowledge … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian Aboriginal, orality, primary orality, The Memory Code, Yolngu | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments

The Memory Code is published

Posted on June 25, 2016 by lynne

I have been overwhelmed, delighted and, I must admit, astonished by the reaction to the first few days of The Memory Code being released. Thank you to everyone who has written to me in response to the radio interviews. Here … Continue reading →

Posted in Allen & Unwin, archaeology, British Neolithic, indigenous memory systems, memory, memory devices, Memory Spaces, mnemonics, orality, prehistory, primary orality, Richard Fidler, songlines, Stonehenge, The Memory Code | 9 Comments

Guest post: Are we outsourcing the human mind?

Posted on June 17, 2016 by lynne

In my parent’s schooling they had to memorize poems and other great works. In my schooling it was mostly dates and places. Today memory has been outsourced to Google… So wrote Tyler Barrett on a friend’s Facebook post about The Memory Code. … Continue reading →

Posted in memory, memory devices, Memory Spaces, mnemonics, orality, The Memory Code | Tagged , | 13 Comments