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Eddie Larry Wrote:
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> "Once a culture has some sort of flood myth, it's
> easy to see how such myths from different cultures
> could be confabulated at a later date through
> cultural contacts. I mean, hunter gatherers
> sitting around the fire at a regional gathering
> place - such as Gobekli Tepe may well have been."
>
> Well said, now which ancient floods ravaged
> Gobekli Tepe?
None. But the people there would have experienced floods elsewhere. Such disasters make good stories.
The Altai floods might fit in with this timeline.
Of course, I'm just speculating, using GT as an example.
Harte
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> "Once a culture has some sort of flood myth, it's
> easy to see how such myths from different cultures
> could be confabulated at a later date through
> cultural contacts. I mean, hunter gatherers
> sitting around the fire at a regional gathering
> place - such as Gobekli Tepe may well have been."
>
> Well said, now which ancient floods ravaged
> Gobekli Tepe?
None. But the people there would have experienced floods elsewhere. Such disasters make good stories.
The Altai floods might fit in with this timeline.
Of course, I'm just speculating, using GT as an example.
Harte
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