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Chris Aldrich
is 35% done
Finished chapter 5: Animal and plant knowledge in oral tradition
Some fascinating research here
— Aug 22, 2020 05:12PM
Some fascinating research here
Chris Aldrich
is 30% done
Finished Chapter 4: Material mnemonic technologies
A huge list of examples of mnemonic devices in the literature which she's going to use to hypothesize about other items in the archaeological record. I totally want to experiment around with some of these sorts of devices myself.
— Aug 21, 2020 10:07AM
A huge list of examples of mnemonic devices in the literature which she's going to use to hypothesize about other items in the archaeological record. I totally want to experiment around with some of these sorts of devices myself.
Chris Aldrich
is 25% done
Read through part of chapter 4 and the section on Method of Loci on/around 8/7/20.
— Aug 09, 2020 05:33PM
Chris Aldrich
is 16% done
Finished Chapter 2: Knowledge and Power in oral cultures
Oral traditions in the literature Public vs. restricted knowledge, knowledge trade, and formal teaching. We have generally done a poor job of untangling the vast knowledge indigenous people have.
— Jul 29, 2020 07:01AM
Oral traditions in the literature Public vs. restricted knowledge, knowledge trade, and formal teaching. We have generally done a poor job of untangling the vast knowledge indigenous people have.
Chris Aldrich
is 10% done
Finished Chapter 1
I appreciate the additional detail and references here. To an uninitiated audience it feels like she should have spent some time exploring the idea of mnemonic earlier, but I'm fine without it.
— Jul 26, 2020 02:39PM
I appreciate the additional detail and references here. To an uninitiated audience it feels like she should have spent some time exploring the idea of mnemonic earlier, but I'm fine without it.
