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Signs of ritual performed 12,000 years ago

3 points| ryanblakeley | 1 year ago |cosmosmagazine.com

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ryanblakeley|1 year ago

> something belonging to a sick person is fastened to the end of a throwing stick smeared in human or kangaroo fat. The stick is then stuck in the ground and a fire lit beneath it. Mulla-mullung chant the name of the sick person. Once the stick falls, the ritual is complete.