The edge of memory : ancient stories, oral tradition and the post-glacial world / Patrick Nunn

An investigation into how ancient oral traditions record scientifically verifiable events like rising sea levels and meteorite falls. It analyses geological evidence from various cultures, including Australian communities, to track environmental changes over millennia.

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Aboriginal Australians/Ethnology -- Australia Aboriginal Australians -- History/Ethnology -- Australia Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs/Ethnology -- Australia Climatic changes/Climatology/Atmospheric science/Earth sciences/Environmental sciences/Science Folklore/Manners and customs/Civilisation Global temperature changes/Climatic changes/Climatology/Atmospheric science/Earth sciences/Environmental sciences/Science Global warming/Global temperature changes/Climatic changes/Climatology/Atmospheric science/Earth sciences/Environmental sciences/Science Human ecology/Ecology/Environmental sciences/Science Legends/Folklore/Manners and customs/Civilisation Nature -- Effect of human beings on/Human beings/Hominids/Primates/Mammals/Vertebrates/Chordata/Animals Ocean/Bodies of water/Water/Earth (planet)/Inner planets/Planets/Solar system Oral tradition/Oral communication/Communication/Sociology/Social sciences/Civilisation Storytelling/Oral interpretation/Oral reading/Reading/Language arts/Communication/Sociology/Social sciences/Civilisation Deluge/Floods -- Religious aspects/Water/Earth (planet)/Inner planets/Planets/Solar system