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elm's avatar

This is the kind of thing that makes you wonder about the lost songs of Bronze Age/Classical era in European/Near Eastern cultures, given how many written works we know existed and are lost.

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great that they're saving this stuff

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Koshmarov's avatar

Itinerant folk musician seems like a career path

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Kathleen McCook's avatar

I think that's why I did this.

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Adele Fasick's avatar

You've discovered another piece of history that I had never heard of before. I'm very glad these songs are being preserved so they won't disappear entirely, Thank you for telling us about the archives.

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David Roberts's avatar

Preserving history like this is a wonderful gift to future generations.

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Sarah's avatar

This is really, really cool.

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Bill Heath's avatar

Every post is a tasty treat from a cosmological menu I can't read at this distance, but you have secret librarian superpowers that allow you to share with us. Thank you yet again.

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Bette Wismann's avatar

I listened to all of it. Thanks for your outstanding work in preserving these precious works for future humanity.

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Kathleen McCook's avatar

It was fascinating and what an important project.

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