Show notes
For tens of thousands of years, Indigenous Peoples have passed down stories of major geologic events around the world, and many times, we find that modern science is just playing catch-up to learn more about them. In this episode, we discuss some of the oldest known stories on Earth that come from Australia, and then dive into more recent events preserved in legends from the Pacific Northwest. ** NOTE: Please excuse the audio quality on this one!
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It isn't just like the oldest story about a volcano. It's the oldest known story in existence from our species. And it makes me very happy that the oldest story is probably one about a volcano.
“someone digging a post hole uncovered a stone aboriginal axe that was sitting in situ beneath layers of tephra from that Tower Hill eruption. And so in situ just means in place. And in this case, it means that no one dug up the ash and rock to bury that axe there.”
“volcanoes like these can emerge and grow quite large, I mean, small for a volcano, but also like quite large for a land form in a period of just a few days to weeks.”
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