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Ancient Grass Burnings in Australian Cave Reveal 25,000 Years of Rituals

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Ancient Grass Burnings in Australian Cave Reveal 25,000 Years of Rituals

representations of Cloggs Cave Interior with grass burning on the cave floor.

Deep within the limestone walls of Cloggs Cave in southeastern Australia, a remarkable discovery has shed light on ancient spiritual practices. Researchers have uncovered evidence that Aboriginal Australians carried whole grass plants into the cave to burn them for magic, healing, and cursing rituals, a tradition spanning an incredible 25,000 years.

The findings, published in the journal Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology, were made by a team of archaeologists working closely with the GunaiKurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation. By analyzing microscopic plant remains known as phytoliths, the researchers were able to trace the continuous use of the cave by the GunaiKurnai people from the peak of the last Ice Age up to recent times.

Unearthing the Phytolith Skeletons

The study focused on phytoliths, which are tiny, hard silica structures that form within plant tissues and remain long after the plant itself has decayed. Unlike pollen, which can be carried by the wind, phytoliths generally stay where the plant was deposited. Because Cloggs Cave lacks the sunlight and moisture needed for plants to grow inside, any phytoliths found there had to have been brought in from the outside.

Gary Manners

www.Ancient-Origins.net – Reconstructing the story of humanity’s past


Source: https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/cloggs-cave-rituals-00103010



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