In this incredible first episode, Dr Lynne Kelly discusses how oral (non-literate) societies used songs, stories and other memory aids to pass down vast amounts of knowledge and information necessary for the survival of their culture over many millennia.

Topics include:

• Non-literate (oral) vs literate societies;
• Sub-headings in songlines;
• Rights to and responsibilities for the many layers of knowledge;
• Knowledge as power; 
• Types of information embedded in songs and landscape;
• Education in schools, and the importance of story and song;
• Portable memory devices, e.g. Aboriginal tjuringa/churinga and African lukasa;
• Other memory devices, e.g. Stonehenge;
• Sky as a memory aid; and
• Ageing and dementia. 

Follow Lynne's work at: http://www.lynnekelly.com.au