We destroyed 2000 years of an entire continents written history.
The Australian aborigines have been around for 60,000 years. Their oral history has survived for 40,000 years.
We can't even maintain an oral history in the so-called West for 80 years.
Sometimes its a wonder we are so sophisticated at all. I guess going to Mars makes a difference. But often I wonder if in fact the oldest cultures on the planet aren't, possibly, the wiser ..
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The Australian aborigines have been around for 60,000 years. Their oral history has survived for 40,000 years.
We can't even maintain an oral history in the so-called West for 80 years.
Sometimes its a wonder we are so sophisticated at all. I guess going to Mars makes a difference. But often I wonder if in fact the oldest cultures on the planet aren't, possibly, the wiser ..