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The Memory Code: Unlocking the Secrets of the Lives of the Ancients and the Power of the Human Mind
Dr. Lynne Kelly
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Description for The Memory Code: Unlocking the Secrets of the Lives of the Ancients and the Power of the Human Mind
Hardback. This ground-breaking new book reveals the powerful ancient memory technique that solves the mystery behind monuments like Stonehenge, which have for so long puzzled archaeologists. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3x8pp colour plates and integrated illos. BIC Classification: HBLA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 34. Weight in Grams: 734.
In ancient, pre-literate cultures across the globe, tribal elders had encyclopedic memories. They could name all the animals and plants across a landscape, identify the stars in the sky and recite the history of their people. Yet today, most of us struggle to memorize more than a short poem. Using traditional Aboriginal Australian song lines as a starting point, Lynne Kelly has since identified the powerful memory technique used by our ancestors and indigenous people around the world. In turn, she has then discovered that this ancient memory technique is the secret purpose behind the great prehistoric ... Read more
In ancient, pre-literate cultures across the globe, tribal elders had encyclopedic memories. They could name all the animals and plants across a landscape, identify the stars in the sky and recite the history of their people. Yet today, most of us struggle to memorize more than a short poem. Using traditional Aboriginal Australian song lines as a starting point, Lynne Kelly has since identified the powerful memory technique used by our ancestors and indigenous people around the world. In turn, she has then discovered that this ancient memory technique is the secret purpose behind the great prehistoric ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
733g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782399056
SKU
V9781782399056
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About Dr. Lynne Kelly
Dr Lynne Kelly is a science writer and an Honorary Research Associate at La Trobe University.
Reviews for The Memory Code: Unlocking the Secrets of the Lives of the Ancients and the Power of the Human Mind
Takes the reader on a fascinating journey into the past and around the world... An engaging and exciting read.
Iain Davidson, Emeritus Professor, University of New England This is an exquisite thesis. Dr Lynne Kelly provides a perfectly rational explanation of ancient monuments as memory spaces where non-literate man could memorise pragmatic knowledge crucial to survival.
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Iain Davidson, Emeritus Professor, University of New England This is an exquisite thesis. Dr Lynne Kelly provides a perfectly rational explanation of ancient monuments as memory spaces where non-literate man could memorise pragmatic knowledge crucial to survival.
... Read more