Ancient Australian Aboriginal memory tool superior to 'memory palace' learning

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3. Ummm .... about as much as you can expect in a short news article.

In Aboriginal culture, which relies on oral history, important facts like navigation, food sources, tool use and inter and intra tribal political relationships are important for survival. Aboriginal methods of memorizing also used the idea of attaching facts to the landscape, but with added stories which describe the facts and the placement to facilitate recall.

Oh, and a link to the original research they're abstracting ...

Australian Aboriginal techniques for memorization: Translation into a medical and allied health education setting