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Reviewed on February 15, 2017 | Science and Technology
Preliterate cultures across the globe retained important general knowledge, cultural history, myths, and stories in order to survive. Science writer Kelly (Knowledge and Power in Prehistoric Societies), inspired by her study of the beliefs of traditional Aboriginal Australian song lines and the concept of orality, theorizes that a technique known as "the method of loci" allowed tribal elders througho...Log In or Sign Up to Read More