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by everdrive 2339 days ago
>Verbal cultures in Australia have kept an accurate account of a coastline that existed over 10,000 years ago.

I've heard this as well, but I never heard any convincing evidence that the native's myth didn't happen to align with reality. Further, this sort of 10,000 year old knowledge seems to be the exception rather than the rule.