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Signs of ritual performed 12,000 years ago

by ryanblakeley on 7/3/24, 2:11 AM with 1 comments

  • by ryanblakeley on 7/3/24, 3:16 AM

    > 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.